All posts in "Armstrong"

Upside-Down Statistics — What is Down, May Be Up

June 3, 2016

The Nonfarm Payrolls came in substantially lower than expected. The dollar dropped with gold rising, but the Dow did not crash on the open in the same percentage move. So what is really going on here? The economy is in a transition phase that is the same as what took place during the 1920s. Back […]

Hunt for Taxes: Safe-Deposit Boxes Under Attack

June 3, 2016

HSBC is altering its oversight of safe-deposit boxes in Hong Kong. Governments are targeting safe-deposit boxes to look for cash that is hiding from taxation. HSBC, a U.K. bank, is now moving against claimed financial crimes by altering conditions for safe-deposit boxes. This is becoming a global trend. Anything of value that is stored in a […]

Who are “The People”?

June 3, 2016

The familiar phrase “We the People” no longer means what it used to. The majority of Americans do not understand how the law is made and assume Congress proposes all legislation and therefore makes law. That is not the case. The president can refuse to enforce any law or impose it arbitrarily under the claim of discretion, […]

Market Talk – June 2, 2016

June 2, 2016

The Nikkei (cash) really hit the tiles today (-2.3%) having received confirmation of the delay to the Sales Tax and its two year reschedule. The JPY saw the flight to quality resulting in a 1% rally to hit a 108.50 high. 10yr JGB’s traded from -10bp to -11.5bp. As stated yesterday it will not be […]

Swiss Village Fined $300,000 for Refusing to Accept Refugees

June 2, 2016

  The Swiss village of Oberwil-Lieli voted not to accept any refugees whatsoever, preferring to pay a fine of around $300,000 to the federal government of Switzerland who agreed to accept 50,000 refugees. The people of Oberwil-Lieli said they would rather pay the fine than accept these people in their small village as it would risk destroying […]

G20 Blames Your Psychological Problems for their Failure

June 2, 2016

The G20 central bank and finance ministers met in Shanghai in April and cheered the rally in the markets after patting themselves on the back. They then issued their communication, effectively blaming the private sector for not paying enough taxes for them to squander. They issued their Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which is really […]

Dalai Lama Warns Germany is Accepting “Too Many” Refugees

June 2, 2016

The Dalai Lama is warning that Germany cannot become an Arab country. The Dalai Lama apparently said that “too many” refugees are seeking asylum in Europe. The pretend refugee crisis is really an economic migration, bordering on an invasion, which is not unlike the Mongol invasion under Attila the Hun (reigned 434-453 AD) some five intervals before […]

Market Talk for June 1st, 2016

June 1, 2016

As rumored, Japan’s PM Mr. Abe announced today that the Sales Tax increase is to be delayed for the second time. This will very likely have an impact on Ratings Agencies who will be waiting more details in regards to any change on fiscal impacts and their possible reaction. As a result the JPY moved […]

Refugees Crossing Channel to Britain

June 1, 2016

Now we are beginning to see refugees taking off for England. Some are swimming across the channel while others are trying to make it in dinghies. Five others have been rescued sailing from France to Britain. If Britain stays in the EU, they will be fined 250,000 euros for rejecting each refugee. The channel is becoming […]

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