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Can Central Banks Ever Control Long-Term Rates?

QUESTION: Marty, you said that central banks can only control short-term rates not long-term. Do you see a scenario where they could control the long-term rates?...

PRIVATE BLOG – Update REPO Crisis?

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

PRIVATE BLOG – Repo Crisis & Strategy

PRIVATE BLOG – Repo Crisis & Strategy Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...

Why the Repo Report Must Remain Private

I am asking everyone to please refrain from telling the world what is really taking place. Only the core people involved in high-level finance understand the risks...

Understand What is the Repo Market

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong and thank you for what you are doing for us regular people. For my first ever question for you, would you please explain as simply as...

REPO Crisis

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I just finished reading the Repo Report. I understand why you are reluctant to discuss this publicly when no one else seems to understand...

PRIVATE BLOG – REPO Crisis at Year End 

PRIVATE BLOG – REPO Crisis at Year End  NOTE: I have been asked to explain the relevance of the REPO Crisis to the average investor. I have done that on the...

Repo Crisis for Year-End

  The Repo Crisis for year-end has had the Fed pumping in a staggering amount of about $234 billion into the repo markets. They are exchanging high-quality...

PRIVATE BLOG – REPO & the Big Fear

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PRIVATE BLOG – What Should Europeans Do

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