The hike in VAT to 19% targeting collectors that will apply to silver coins is a bit convoluted yet, but so far it appears that buyer’s purchasing from German auctions and living in Germany will have to pay that tax. There is a lot of negotiating still going on at moment so we’ll see once […]

QUESTION: First, thank you for your insights on the economy and investing.  Your track record is amazing and I’ve come to rely on your views as an accurate lens of perspective towards our current and upcoming troubles. I have a basic question about the upcoming hyperinflation… If we experience a bout of hyperinflation similar to […]

We have a global problem with government in general. There is a dire lack of anyone with experience. Years ago when I would meet with politicians, I could engage in a serious conversation about the trends and the economy. But my observations over the years have been honestly the trend toward anyone with experience has […]

The view of the American budget crisis from outside the USA is one that is blaming Wall Street and the banks and calling for the next crisis to be the final meltdown of Capitalism. This view is rising around the world. The fact that it is just pushed off into January with the funding ending […]

QUESTION: Dear Mr.Armstong Reflecting on your thought written “Solutions” is the QE process partially accomplishing the thought of eliminating Public Debt and just print money for Government services. Federal debt of $17 trillion, of which $11 trillion is held by foreign nations. The remaining $6 trillion can be eliminated with QEs. If there is incentive […]

QUESTION: Martin, Luckily I was turned onto you by — ——— (who has been wrong, wrong, wrong…) while you were incarcerated.  I thank god — for turning me onto you, as it is your reports and insight that have not only saved me – but made me a small fortune.  I traded physical gold/silver for […]

QUESTION: Hello Mr. Armstrong, Thank you very much for your blog – I visit daily! Is it possible that both you and the gold bugs are correct? I think your argument with the gold bugs may be a misunderstanding. The problem lies in how you define manipulation. When a large sale occurs in illiquid hours, I […]

Why people refuse to listen is simply amazing. The hate mail stating that gold is being manipulated implying it would be rising in a bull market is just absurd. There can be NO MANIPULATION that reverses a trend no matter what the market is. If there were enough buyers of gold or whatever, nobody can […]

Many people will jump and say the multinationals should be paying more taxes so go get them. The problem that arises is a legal one. Since a corporation is not a living person, then where was it born for tax purposes? If we suddenly change the rules and say corporations owe worldwide taxes in every […]

FX Concepts was once the largest currency hedge fund in the world. It has now announced that it too is shutting down faced with poor performance and massive withdrawals of investment. They have announced that the asset levels have declined and are no longer viable to sustain a business. As the G20 gears up to […]