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Market Talk – August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016

The Nikkei saw another impressive day today with the index closing up +0.97%  but at the same time the Yen continues to lose ground. In late US trading we have broken again the 103.50 level with the lose this week close to 3%, there are many rumors around BOJ intervention in the FX but all […]

Gold Reversals

August 31, 2016

We only elected the 1330 Daily Bearish. We did have another I did not mention at 1320. The next one we will see today. They are basis bearish futures not  the spot month of September.

Sovereign Debt Crisis – Banking Crisis – Derivative Clearinghouse Risk

August 31, 2016

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, What comes first? The banking Crisis or the Sovereign Debt Crisis? Thank you for bringing our attention to these events OD ANSWER: The central banks are trapped. They can no longer even hope to sell the bonds they have bought in a vain attempt to stimulate the economy. So government can, in theory, keep their rates […]

It’s Time to Turn Out the Lights in Illinois

August 31, 2016

The roads in Illinois are in decay. This may be the first state to go bankrupt. The question is not if, but when. State unions are so greedy that they are destroying the very state. This is exactly how Rome fell — government employees against the people. Seven states have constitutional provisions that state employee […]

Heads They Win, Tails You Lose

August 31, 2016

QUESTION: Sir, You mentioned in your blog post that money market funds now have to be in government bonds as per SEC ruling. You have said we are going through a sovereign debt crisis which means government bonds are at risk. If I’m trading and my money is now parked as “cash” before I make another […]

EU Govt. Pensions Explode to €63.8 billion

August 31, 2016

I have said that the European crisis is all about keeping jobs in Brussels, and now the truth is beginning to surface. The long-term cost of pensions for EU officials has increased very sharply according to one new report. These people are lining their pockets like never before. From late 2014 to the end of 2015, […]