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Beware the Ides of October?

QUESTION: Marty, you have been targeting the last week of August and the first week of September for over a year on your geopolitical models. I confess, your...

They Will Do Anything to Avoid Returning to Cash

Switzerland is developing a nationwide system that will allow consumers to make card payments even when internet and telecommunications networks are unavailable....

The Entire Financial System Is Chained to Government Debt

The Bank for International Settlements is warning that near-record public debt and the growing role of hedge funds and other nonbank financial institutions have...

Washington Wants to Turn Chinese Banks Into the Next Battlefield

Lawmakers from both parties are pressing the Treasury to target Chinese banks over their business with Iran. Washington is taking a confrontation it has failed to...

Market Talk – August 27, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 130.18 points or -0.20% to 66,131.98 • Shanghai increased 44.048 points or...

The Economy Is Stagnating

  The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose again in July, with the headline Personal Consumption Expenditures index increasing 0.2% for the month...

Will WAR Bankrupt the West?

War and sovereign debt are merging into a vicious spiral that will determine which nations survive the coming monetary crisis. Governments entered the conflicts in...

Europe’s Digital Euro Is Coming in 2029

The European Central Bank is moving ahead with the digital euro and expects to begin a 12-month pilot during the second half of 2027. Thirty-six banks and payment...

The Middle East Turkey vs Israel

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, You previously predicted that gold would decline due to forced selling to raise cash, partly triggered by the energy crisis involving Iran,...