QUESTION: Martin, The thing that gets me is when so-called precious metal “experts” say such thing as the silver inventory is very depleted at the COMEX or the gold inventory is very depleted and someone can come in and purchase up all the remaining  inventory and then you have a default. come on , really, the seeds they sow. […]

Some readers have asked questions in regard to the popular conspiracy stuff about various notorious groups and why I disagree with such CONSPIRACY theories. My point is this. IF THEY WERE truly in control, they would NEVER have cared about me. When there is a crisis, I am the one that gets called in. WHY? […]

Merkel has the fight for her legacy on the line. The German Elections are very interesting with the majority of Germans being fed up with the monetary union. The topics are endless: AFD , alternative for Germany , poverty , bank accounts , banking crisis , banking collapse ,banks-Union , Federal Bank , Federal Ministry […]

QUESTION: Martin They added new Dow Stocks and according to this chart they are now the new ” Dogs of the Dow”. I remember when they added Intel and Microsoft in 2000. My only thought was “that’s a really bad idea” If the Dow is to double in the next 2 years these puppies will have […]

QUESTION: From reading your blog, my understanding of your view is that all relationships are in flux with respect to markets and market drivers, except for confidence.  For example, the stock/bond relationship can change over time, so stocks do not ultimately go up or down based on what bonds do but based on where confidence […]

COMMENT: Hi Mr. Armstrong, I enjoy reading your blog everyday, and thank you for your thoughts and for sharing your expertise.  This article which just appeared on cbc.ca’s website is about how public pensions need to be reformed within the province of Alberta Canada, and how the union is against this.  Please refer to the […]

QUESTION:  Dear Mr. Armstrong- You seem to hint that Bernanke didn’t want rates to go up especially when there is a ceiling impasse. Yet, he talked about taper/untaper and torchured the market for 3 months to prepare investors for a smooth QE-reduction. Most investors I know were expecting a small taper that could have still been interpreted as […]

The Fed said that it would continue buying bonds at an $85 billion monthly pace for now, expressing concerns that a sharp rise in borrowing costs in recent months could weigh on the economy. What the Fed is really saying is that behind-the-curtain everyone is screaming that interest rates will rise and that will blow […]

We cannot escape the fact that people have lost their faith in government. The latest polls show the approval rating of the US Congress has fallen to 11%. When the USA started bombing Libya, even support for Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi was at 85% and at its lowest point it was 15%. Today,  57% of voters not affiliated with either […]

Far too often we quickly forget history – even recent events of just a few years ago. It was on April 27, 2010 during the Senate’s permanent subcommittee on investigating Wall Street’s latest crisis, that the most memorable moment burst onto the scene. Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan held up an e-mail that had been written almost […]