Something very interesting is unfolding. Included in the new year-end spending bill was a waiver of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), which had been implemented during the late 1980s when the Japanese were buying everything. They … →
QUESTION: Marty, Regarding the brief clip of Larry Summer’s opining on why economic declines are hard to predict, I was struck by the 2nd part of his explanation, which seemed to me to indicate that economists would not want to … →
The European banking crisis is brewing. Last month alone, the Bank of Italy poured €3.6 billion euros into Banca Marche, Banca Etruria (PEL.MI), CariChieti, and CariFeto to prevent their collapse. The money was funded by financing from healthy banks. This … →
Thousands of refugees disappeared in East Germany without a trace after the initial reception. This merely highlights the security risks for Europe as a whole. The politicians just do not get it. The situation cannot be properly managed. The idea behind … →
Denmark has been fighting against the EU trend of accepting unlimited amounts of refugees. This has been rising for behind the curtain there is now evidence emerging that ISIS has the ability to counterfeit Syrian passports. Denmark took an advertisement … →
QUESTION: Hi Martin, I have been a follower of your blog since The Forcaster was broadcasted on national tv in Sweden. My question is about periodtime, or frequency of the business cycle and the other cycles. As society today seems to … →
COMMENT: MA, OH things are bad out West.. the commodity downturn – oil and gas, basic metals – Iron ore Copper etc…and the housing market is the worst there OF all the Australian states :arrears and non performing past 90days … →
The Democrats are just as dirty as the Republicans. Both parties try their utmost to defeat democratic processes at every stage of the game. Sanders has been cut off from accessing the Democrat’s voter database. Hillary is claiming that her … →
It was not just large/last option expiry but also the Friday before Christmas, the biggest party night of the year when the Bank of Japan supplied an early headache to the markets as they announced additional QE – despite leaving … →
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