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Month: April 2019

PRIVATE BLOG: Domestic v International Perspective

PRIVATE BLOG: Domestic v International Perspective Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more,...

Private Blog: The Shift From Public to Private – US Share Market

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German Car Sales Collapse

COMMENT: I am a senior exec here in the German auto industry. I attended your Berlin conference. I just want to say your ECM is remarkable. Our industry has seen a...

Nagai of Nomura Confirms Japan Destroyed the Bond Market

In Japan, Nomura’s chief Koji Nagai took over as Nomura’s chief executive back in 2012 and followed that appointment with a $1bn cost-reduction plan that...

The Dawn of the Great Financial Unknown

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I assume you read that Mr. Nagai  has confirmed what you have been saying that the central banks have destroyed the bond markets. I must...

Market Talk – April 23, 2019

Asia: Chinese coffee company Luckin filed papers for an IPO in the U.S. This is a big move for the Starbucks competitor, and follows other China-based companies who...

European Politics

QUESTION: Will you be covering BREXIT and the May elections since Nigel Farage will be speaking? What about your forecasts on civil unrest? It is really starting to...

Are Two-Tier Monetary Systems a Possible Tool?

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; It seems few people even understand that there have been two-tier monetary systems. Do you think this can be a possible tool in the...

The Fate of Europe

QUESTION: Marty; Your capital flow models have been remarkable. Do you see Europe as ever getting its act together? We need support to get decisions approved as you...

The Consequence of War that Led to the German Hyperinflation

QUESTION: Everyone has a chart of the German DAX postwar. I have never seen a chart of the German stock market before the war. Do you have any? HVS ANSWER: Yes....