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July 8, 2015
QUESTION: Why was the confiscation of gold by FDR in 1933 a good thing? ED ANSWER: What you have to understand is that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (FDR) actions in 1933 were not directed simply at gold. This was the end of austerity, which is what was creating the serious economic depression. So, you must separate gold and […]
July 8, 2015
The conspiracy camp all but concluded that the Amero would be issued by 2010 as a product of the North American Monetary Union, which some argued was to be part of NAFTA. It made for a great prediction; in Canada, they were calling it just USA and Canada. The idea never gained fundamental support politically and […]
July 8, 2015
Any hope that Greece will now negotiate with its creditors should help to hold the euro for now. But keep in mind that Brussels has still not changed its mind or its philosophy. It is going to take more than just Grexit. Eventually, Greece will have to leave. There will be no choice and its […]
July 8, 2015
PHOTO: Distraught 77-year-old Greek retiree, Giorgos Chatzifotiadis, falls to the ground outside of a bank in Thessaloniki, July 3, 2015. (AFP: Sakis Mitrolidis) The mainstream news is painting the Greeks as the bad guys, and the Troika as the savior of Europe. Quite frankly, it is really disgusting. Pictures of an elderly Greek pensioner have gone […]
July 8, 2015
QUESTION: Hi Martin, Since one year now I follow your blog and I see most things unfolding exactly as you describe. Although I do not agree with all points (climate change) I understand that personal opinion is not what will save us. Your computer and your comments give people insight in the mechanisms of how […]
July 7, 2015
The bond markets were the talk of the city today in London with continued uncertainty putting a bid under the street. Bunds were up over one and half points in early trade and although peripherals followed (BTP’s +70 cents) the gap just increased. Ten year Treasuries in late trading hit 2.20% — despite printing 2.31 in early Asia. […]
July 7, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her French counterpart Francois Hollande have called on Greece to make “serious” proposals. There is no such thing as debt forgiveness, as the German’s received in 1953. Merkel sold the euro under the pretense that there would be no bailout for southern Europe; any money lent must be repaid. So it […]
July 7, 2015
OK. Let’s try to explain Europe a different way. What if the USA adopted a policy that said NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) should move from a trade union of Canada, Mexico, and USA, to a monetary union. Both Canada and Mexico abandon their currencies and adopt the dollar. Canada would find things go up in […]
July 7, 2015
Let’s face reality. Margaret Thatcher was a polarizing figure for most in Britain failed to understand what she really was trying to accomplish. Her whole idea of a poll tax was not to benefit the rich; it was to force everyone to pay attention to government as a check and balance. Then there are the false […]
July 7, 2015
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong Who prints euro notes? Could Greece just flood the market is euro banknotes? Thanks you for your guidance PK REPLY: Legally, both the European Central Bank and the National Central Banks (NCBs) of the Eurozone countries have the right to issue the seven different euro banknotes. In practice, only the NCBs of the zone physically […]