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Hoarding Gold & Dollars in Europe

QUESTION: Marty, living in Europe where the talk about the elimination of cash is loud I am asking myself what is planned for foreign currencies, e.g. USD, one...

Dollar Contagion & Trump

President Trump just does not understand the dollar. This old school idea that lowering the currency will increase domestic jobs and exports sounds logical, but the...

There are more $100 Bills in Circulation than $1 Bills

There are now officially more $100 bills in circulation than $1 bills. The interesting aspect is that when we dig deeper, what is revealed is the fact that the bulk...

The Gold Standard Fell As All Currency Pegs Do

COMMENT: Dear Marty, In your recent blog about BREXIT, and. “Remainers acting in self-interest”, you produced an ONS graph showing UK’s growth...

What Makes Currencies Rise & Fall in Value?

QUESTION: What makes currencies rise & fall in value? CC ANSWER: Many people want to reduce this to a logical explanation. It reminds me of when I testified...

Is the Dollar Rally the Same as the Great Depression?

QUESTION: Marty: If I have this correctly, you’ve said the Great Depression of the 1930s was a Global Capital Flow problem set in motion largely by sovereign...

Gold & Dollar Rising Together?

QUESTION: Marty, Socrates has done an amazing job forecasting gold all by itself. What I find stunning is gold is rising but so is the dollar. This once again...

PRIVATE BLOG – Euro Outlook

PRIVATE BLOG – Euro Outlook Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...

The Dollar Decline

The Fed meeting this week has triggered a turn in the dollar as US rates dipped on the 10-year to their lowest since Trump took office. As a result, the greenback...

PRIVATE BLOG – The Dow & the Euro 

PRIVATE BLOG – The Dow & the Euro  Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...