All posts in "Armstrong"

Opening the Door to the Future – Machine Learning

October 14, 2017

QUESTION: Hello Martin Question for you – I want to start to learn AI. I can only trust you and hence want to ask you what should be my 1st steps in learning AI in the right way. I have seen a lot of garbage AI in the hedge fund world that claims to be AI but is not […]

Market Talk- October 13th, 2017

October 13, 2017

Today we saw Bitcoin (BTC) close and break through the 5000-dollar mark for the first time –BTC recovered fast from the recent downturn to 2800 level found mid-September, the issue I have is what is the long-term prospects with such a cryptocurrency. The questions we must ask is will Governments allow such a currency without […]

The Political Turf War in Europe and why Britain is Considering Joining NAFTA

October 13, 2017

QUESTION: Marty; There is talk that Britain will join NAFTA rather than the EU. Does that make sense? What do you think? ANSWER: The EU is in a death spiral. Every law they pass is to preserve their own power – not for the good of the people or Europe. Once again, the government solution always […]

Fake v Real News – A Turf Battle

October 13, 2017

Donald Trump launched his Real News to combat the Fake News. Interesting turf battle. What I can say is that many people in Florida are very upset with CNN and their whole coverage. The frightened people so much that they were paying $7,000 for a flight out of town. There was no 15-foot wall of […]

Education – Computer Science is Still Mostly Self-Taught

October 13, 2017

QUESTION: Hi Mr. Armstrong, I am 19 and just started college at Georgia Tech. I’m a fan of your blog and greatly respect you and your team. I want to ask your opinion in regards to choosing a major in the modern university system. I applied a business major and received a ~$30k scholarship (distributed […]

Market Talk- October 12th, 2017

October 12, 2017

Mario Draghi, declared the intentions of the ECB were to keep rates low, well after the bond-buying program has ended. Draghi stated this was important to keep borrowing costs at bay and promote solid growth within the Eurozone. The EUR/USD rate, is still in the 1.18 region losing 20bps today. The big ECB rate decision […]

Private Blog – Dow for October 12th, 2017

October 12, 2017

Private Blog – Dow for October 12th, 2017 Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please visit Ask-Socrates.com.

Capital Flow Movements

October 12, 2017

QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong, You said that people and institutions from Europe send their cash to the US to get a higher yield. This makes a lot of sense. At the same time, the dollar has been falling. You have also stated that US institutional investors are sending money to developing markets to get a […]

Over 5 Million Government Employees Strike Against Fall of Socialism

October 12, 2017

In France, tens of thousands of people went to the streets for the first time in ten years in protest against Macron. All 5.4 million public employees went on strike. The protests are directed against the planned elimination of 120,000 official posts and the end of the welfare state as many see it. In addition, Parliament has […]

Taxes the Lynch-Pin of Civilization

October 12, 2017

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong: I find it disheartening the more I try to advance my family to build a better future for them, the more I realize that the harder I work we do not really get ahead. I agree that taxes just keep moving higher and I am now looking for a job in my […]

Page 556 of 872