The Dollar Rally is the Key
QUESTION: It seems as though the rally in gold is short covering? If it is, and all bottoms start that way, why is this not the bottom? Always read your work with great interest. Yours truly, JB...
View ArticleConfiscating Gold
QUESTION: Hi Martin, Has the banning of items used by people always led to those items becoming more expensive? First thought is the prohibition of alcohol but wouldn’t Gold also become more...
View ArticleThe World of Currencies
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, the pegs are breaking everywhere. It appears that what you have warned about is unfolding right on time. The emerging markets seem to have a choice. If they do not float they...
View ArticleMarkets in Review
The markets are generally staging quite nicely for the ECM turning point. What generally rises into the turning point turns back down, and that which declines finds a bottom and rises. We have been...
View ArticleMarkets in Turmoil: A False Move Preparing For Something Else?
QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong, Thank you for all your writings. I may not understand them all, but certainly appreciate what you are doing to inform those of us you care what is happening in this world...
View ArticleWhy This Week’s Low is So Important
The Dow fell as far as it could possibly go without reversing the trend on a long-term basis, even technically. The low this week has been 15370.33. This has flirted with our Third Monthly Bearish...
View ArticleAnswering Questions on Gold
QUESTION: Marty, it appears you are correct once again in gold that this rally would not reverse the trend. The gold promoters have been all over the place claiming gold has bottomed and the stock...
View ArticleGovernment: The Most Evil Invention in History
While we need some form of rule of law and independent body to appeal to for complaints, there is no question that government is by far the evilest invention ever created by humankind. When you...
View ArticleGold Coins vs. Bullion
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Because of the civil asset forfeiture laws I think I understand why you say own only gold coins before 1947 not bullion they can call cash. Am I correct? HP ANSWER: Absolutely....
View ArticleTaxes: Eliminating a Barbarous Relic from the Past
The FT ran a commentary entitled, “The case for retiring another ‘barbarous relic'” on paper money. Money has historically never been a store of value for money is on the opposite side of tangible...
View ArticleWorld’s Top 5 miners Lose $540 BILLION Market Worth
The world’s top 5 miners lost $540 BILLION market value as the Age of Deflation grips all asset classes, helping to send cash running into the open arms of government borrowing. Market values of the...
View ArticleTexas Gold Promoter Missing $30 Million in Metals He Claimed to Store
The Austin Texas Bullion Direct has filed for bankruptcy and it is alleged that $30 million in metals that were supposed to be in storage is gone (Bullion Direct Bankruptcy-Case-Filing-7-20-2015). This...
View ArticleWhy Money Need Not Be “Tangible”
COMMENT: You said: “The wealth of a nation is the total productivity of its people. If I have gold and want you to fix my house, I give you the gold for your labor. Thus, your wealth is your labor, …...
View ArticleGold Confusion
COMMENT: Good Evening Martin, Great blog on the Gold Martin. Don’t bother with the nay -sayers. Most probably he got stock with too much gold and silver. Most people have bias thinking because they...
View ArticleWill Gold Complete the September Rally?
Gold’s rally into the target weeks for the ECM appear to be linked to the potential crisis in European banking. This has nothing to do with the dollar, fiat, inflation, or whatever. The only reason...
View ArticleDid Gold Survive the Depression?
Some people totally confuse gold and money. During the Great Depression, we were on a gold standard. During a decline, ALL assets will decline against whatever is money, just as money declines during a...
View ArticleGold & Money Supply
QUESTION: Sir; Will the Fed start to print money again if the economy turns down and does this not cause gold to rise? Thank you for your insight in this confusing world of self-interest SH ANSWER: No....
View ArticleGold & War
QUESTION: Does war boost gold prices? MM ANSWER: No. The only impact that war will have on gold is confined to either prolonged inflation or the uncertainty of the victor — the hedge against government...
View ArticleAre Stocks and Gold Inversely Correlated?
QUESTION: Mr Armstrong, is it true that stocks and gold are inversely correlated? ANSWER: No. That is not a correct statement. No relationship is static, other than whatever assets vs. money might be...
View ArticleGold — Money Supply — Media
QUESTION: Hello Martin, First let me say thank you for all that you do keeping us informed on the markets and geopolitical events. I’ve been an avid reader of yours for many years and especially your...
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