The economic message taught in most universities is very distorted. It universally teaches children to judge economic systems from the perspective of their victims. They will endlessly point out the impoverished people and the devastation of the climate as proof that capitalism is evil and that we need government to intervene. We have economist […]
Yesterdays enthusiasm could not be sustained in such thin volume and so it was with HSBC’s earnings miss that returns the fear! The Nikkei took much of the steam and consequently returned 1% of its recent gains. The finance sector was heavy probably responding to HSBC’s worries as most of Asia watched their shares decline […]
Private Blog – Gold The Breakout or Frustration?
QUESTION: A friend of mine attended your WEC. He said he asked you at the cocktail party why gold was so cheap in South America. You said the drug cartels control the illegal gold mining in Columbia and that is now three times the size of the cocaine market. Did you really say that? PN […]
QUESTION: Dear Martin, I am currently a subscriber to the investor level of Socrates & looking forward to the imminent (hopefully) release of the trader level. I am an avid follower of your blog and thanks to the information provided I was long the Dow from last year & intended to hold for the long […]
COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I could not put down your new report on the share markets. I had no idea that 2018 was such a crossroads in the whole scheme of things. This is where it all begins. OMG! JD ANSWER: Yes. I mentioned that 2018 was a Panic Cycle year at the WEC. Yet this is lining […]
QUESTION: What is your view of China’s One Belt and One Road policy? ANSWER: The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road, also known as the One Belt and One Road Initiative, (OBOR), is a development strategy proposed by Chinese Government that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries, primarily the […]
QUESTION: Marty, Friends and Princeton Economics Staff, I’ve certainly had a Hate and Love relationship with you over the past few years.! I’ve travelled a path that has been financially stunting and painful on the markets for the last 10 years. I’ve felt like that guy that just keeps donating to the markets and not […]
QUESTION: Hey Martin, … My question is: is there an influence of the Dow at this moment on the cryptocurrency market and the precious metal market? As you say, gold is not ready yet… Will the possible correction of the Dow play the confidence game and scare a lot of markets off? ANSWER: Yes. With Dow declining, […]
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