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Month: June 2017

How Science Changes

COMMENT: Hi Marty, As a former research scientist I read your blog post “The Plight of Junk Science in All Fields” with great interest. You wrote:...

World Economic Conference 1996 Major Forecast

Many people have asked how far do we may forecasts at our conferences. Here is a clip from the February 1996 World Economic Conference (WEC) forecasting the Dow...

European Commission Trying to Seize Control of Euro

I reported previously that the European Commission is seeking to take the clearing of the Euro derivative transactions from London and move them to Paris. The...

Einstein – Relativity – Markets

QUESTION: Marty; I watched the National Geographic special called Genius on the life of Einstein. I could not help but see the parallel with you from fighting the...

Britain on the Edge of Collapse?

  So far, Prime Minister Theresa May has been unable to form a majority government. She is now officially on the clock and being unable to strike a deal means...

ECB Declares Two Italian Banks Have Failed

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced as of June 23rd, that it was declaring two Italian banks insolvent. Veneto Banca Spa and Banca Popolare di Vicenza Spa...

Germany Secretly Passed Total Surveillance of Everything

Governments routinely pass laws that are expanding their powers to the detriment of personal rights that are buried deeply in legislation only a diehard will read....

Chicago Police Pension Goes Bust

Chicago’s police pension fund won’t have enough money to pay benefits to retirees in 2021, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services...

Market Talk- June 23, 2017

Most core markets finished a quiet week with limited volatility and little change. The Nikkei closed small down while the JPY set a similar trend, eventually...