New: armstroneconomicsAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-166405hive-180932hive-183959hive-185836photographyuncommonlabhive-183397hive-144064hive-150122hive-101145krsuccessbitcoinhive-145157hive-188619hive-184714hive-193637hive-103599hive-139150hive-180301hive-109690TrendingNewHotLikerstocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Counter Party Risk – The TruthCounter-Party Risk Last week (2nd of February, 2018) ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) published the results of its second EU wide stress test for CCP’s (Central “Clearing”…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Supreme Court Could Destroy the Economy in One DecisionIn a 1992 case, the Supreme Court refused to require that mail-order retailers collect sales taxes from buyers in other states. For a quarter-century, that has given the online retailers a…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.China’s One Belt and One RoadQUESTION: 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…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Transitional Flight to QualityQUESTION: 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…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The First Step is Admitting a MistakeQUESTION: 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…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Indulgences & Protestant Reformation v BankingQUESTION: Hi Martin– The Christian Reformation of 1517 was the springboard for the development of western civilization. Most scholars focus on the theological aspects of the Protestants vs.…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Why People Hate? Is It for only Three Reasons?COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; I find it astonishing that there are people who really hate you to the core. Nobody has been a greater forecaster than you and because of that, they attack you. Your forecast…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Market Talk- February 9, 2018Another weak session for Asia, but following the US close that was never going to be a surprise! All core traded heavy throughpout the day but China’s Shanghai index lost most reflecting a 4.05%…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Illinois – Property Values Collapsing as Taxes RiseProperty values in Illinois are collapsing thanks to the State being over the edge with its fiscal mismanagement. The state employee pensions are bankrupting the state and are now destroying the…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Suicide by PoliceEvery police officer is armed and rarely will they ever be found guilty of killing citizens. In London, the police were unarmed and there was far less violence. A criminal in the state knows he may…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Soros – One of the Greatest Threats Against Society?It is no secret that I have no respect for George Soros and that is aside from the fact that we would often be on opposite sides of the market. I never saw Soros as a great trader. Even the…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Market Talk- February 8, 2018Shanghai was the only one to underperform the core with a 1.4% decline and a weaker currency market. The Trade numbers missed expectations and that was probably the key reason why the Yuan took the…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Source for the History of Interest RatesQUESTION: Hello Martin: I was quoting you while speaking to a friend from a similar recent post where you stated that interest rates were at 5,000 year lows. They asked me where you got data going…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Worst Drought in Capetown in 112 Years – Part of the CycleQUESTION: Marty, Any thoughts/comments regarding the impending water shortage in Capetown? As a person who has much historical knowledge, are you aware of a major city such as Capetown ever running…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.You Can Never Dance with the Devil – Confessing was Never a Historical OptionThe Tom Hanks film, Bridge of Spies, portrays the capture and exchange of Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (1903-1971). I was known as the spy who would not break. You must understand that if you break under…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Market Talk- February 7th, 2018The mood was a little down this afternoon, that Asian equity markets could not produce more enthusiasm than we saw today. With all core markets opening on a positive note, following the late US…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.We had a Meeting Today About the Traffic During a Panic into SocratesThe Socrates site where the results are posted is on the Amazon Cloud. We had an urgent meeting today to run analysis as for why the system could not hand the massive traffic to the site over the…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Cycle Extension – Inversion – 2021 or 2032?QUESTION: Marty; Just wow. You called the day of the high and then said the market would make a new low yesterday, a directional change would take it back up and that was the low. I do not…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Will the Market Make New Highs Again?QUESTION: Marty; I have been following you since the 1980s. I was there at your WEC in 1987 when you had to hold one every weekend for three weeks in a row the world was going so crazy. I have never…tocox (51)in steempress • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Forecasting the Event – Not the PeopleCOMMENT: The Superbowl forecast is bigger than you think. I’ve been an avid reader of your blog for over 3 years now and your insights cured me of my gold buggery. Thank You again. 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