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Month: August 2019

Will Europe See More Deflation, Stagflation, or Inflation?

  QUESTION:  Dear Martin, am a loyal reader of your blog and many thanks to you for the education. Please, one brief but important question, which keeps me...

Real-World v Fake Central Bank Interest Rates

QUESTION: Socrates has been forecast that the free market rates are rising but the official central bank rates are still bearish overseas and neutral domestically....

The Next Lehman Moment – Threat to the Global Economy the Fed Responded to

I am overseas as a crisis is brewing which many might rename the “Lehman Moment” to something more up to date. Clearly, the stakes are far higher to the...

Democrats Using Climate to Create Fear Votes

Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang made a wild claim without any evidence whatsoever that “we’re too late” in addressing climate change....

PRIVATE BLOG – Gold the Breakout?

PRIVATE BLOG – Gold the Breakout? Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...

Was 9/11 A Plot to Seize Power?

QUESTION: What is your view on the new demands for an investigation that there is “overwhelming evidence” that the buildings were brought down by...

Market Talk – August 2, 2019

ASIA: There has been news suggesting that China wants to retaliate to the tariffs imposed by Trump, but their faltering economy and high debt burden does not allow...

When did Trading Begin? Were Free Markets the Key to the Rise of Empires?

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I figured there is nobody more qualified to answer the question of where and when did markets first begin to trade? Did markets have...

3,000 People Died in French Heatwave of 2003

Back in 2003, about 3,000 people died in France of a heatwave when high temperatures swept across Europe. It was found that nearly 180 people were dying of the heat...

Political Change

Cycles of the past lead to future predictions By Dinah Wisenberg Brin The Associated Press Philadelphia   The political upheaval of 1994? They saw it coming...