The number one question coming in by the hundreds right now is: What does 2014 really mean to individuals. This is what the 2014 Conferences will be all about. We will hold three conferences. We will do the Sovereign Debt Conference for one day in Philadelphia as last year. This will be priced at […]

Thousands of firemen battled against the police today in Brussels. The demonstration erupted with Firefighters blocking roads and the tunnel between Arts -Loi and Madou . They were protesting against their working conditions and cuts to the budget. They gathered in front of the prime minister’s office where they were blocked by riot police and barbed wire […]

The Global Market Watch has been posted for the close of December 12th, 2013. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/market-watch/

40 Minute Conversation Part 1 Part II     Glen Downs has worked on Capital Hill since 1993 and he has risen to the be a Senior Adviser in Financial Services and Chief of Staff since 1995

The US share market is declining currently as people think the budget deal will help the Fed taper and then interest rates will rise. Of course, this is a superstition that is up there with the World is flat as well for anyone with a computer can simply correlate interest rates and the Dow Jones […]

Gold has made a sharp drop today as it still winds its way down. The concern that reaching a budget deal will also help the Federal Reserve to reduce its bond buying is on point. The budget agreement is another factor that goes to the heart of the gold propaganda machine that we would be […]

  As we enter 2014, we may see Greece simply enter a default on its debt. This whole Euro nonsense is collapsing and we will have the May Elections in 2014 for the EU. Of course, even if the people voted for reform, the EU Commission has entered rules that even if the ELECTED politicians […]

  The so-called Flight to Quality is the shift in money flows from one sector to the other that traditionally is reflected in the currency. The inflationary boom into the 1980 crashed and burned into 1985 sending the dollar to records highs for the century. Money moves from PRIVATE to PUBLIC and that is where […]

On Wednesday before the vote of confidence in Parliament, the government locked down itself in Rome fearful of the rising discontent in Italy. The Italian government fears violence at parades a whole new protest movement. This protest is growing from Turin, spreading to Genoa, Milan, Alfano, Rome, Savona and numerous other cities. This is what Homeland […]

QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong, You have not reported on the sinking Dollar for a while. Is this just one of the phases of competitive devaluation between the majors  with the US selling  or is it China liquidating.  With the Euro in a mess, the Swiss banks cracking and the $ falling where is the sense of it all and […]