Armstrong Economics 101

Did Gold Survive the Depression?

September 25, 2015

Some people totally confuse gold and money. During the Great Depression, we were on a gold standard. During a decline, ALL assets will decline against whatever is...

America's Economic History Gold Understanding Cycles

Believing in Nonsense

September 21, 2015

QUESTION: How can you refute all the evidence that there is global warming and climate change caused by man? ANSWER: First, you should not be reading this blog for...

Q&A Understanding Cycles

Global Warming/Climate Change Guide for Dummies

September 13, 2015

QUESTION: Martin, Can you go into more detail about the time frame for global cooling, and its ramifications, what to do to prepare oneself etc…...

Understanding Cycles World Events

Thinking & Understanding the Right Track

September 10, 2015

QUESTION: Martin, After many years of reading your work I thank you for improving my knowledge of all kinds. From reading your work I conclude the pi cycle has to...

Q&A Understanding Cycles

Why Money Need Not Be “Tangible”

September 9, 2015

COMMENT: You said: “The wealth of a nation is the total productivity of its people. If I have gold and want you to fix my house, I give you the gold for...

Ancient Economies Basic Concepts Gold Q&A

It is Interesting How People Define Labor as Communistic

September 7, 2015

It is fascinating how some people interpret “total productive capacity” as only brute labor and thus, communistic. This becomes their argument for...

Basic Concepts

Understand That Trends Change

September 4, 2015

There is no real difference between goldbugs and stockbugs. Both tend to view the world through rose-colored glasses with blinders. They forget...

Understanding Cycles

Velocity of Money & the Boom and Bust Cycle

September 1, 2015

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Is the velocity of money an indicator of booms and bust? Didn’t the QE program by the Fed increase the money supply? Then why do we...

Q&A Understanding Cycles

Understanding How the Market Trades

August 24, 2015

We will update later on tonight after 9pm. But today’s close was WEAK, which was very good because many people were hoping for a strong bounce and the...

Basic Concepts

Who Becomes the Next Buyer?

August 23, 2015

QUESTION: A false move? I don’t follow.. If as you say the European money that’s been buying US stocks is now heading back to Europe, who will be the...

2016 U.S. Presidential Election Q&A Understanding Cycles