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Civil Unrest in Haiti leaves Americans Trapped

Posted Jul 9, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

The American Embassy personnel in Haiti are still under an order to take shelter and remain in place. They have been instructed: “Do not attempt to travel at [...]
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• Civil Unrest

Did the Swiss Reject the Same Idea Behind Cryptocurrency?

Posted Jul 9, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

  COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; As you know, we rejected the proposal to eliminate banks from creating money by lending or the Sovereign Money Initiative. What you [...]
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• Cryptocurrency
• Economics

Did Tariffs Cause Great Depression?

Posted Jul 9, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

The causes of the Great Depression have been debated for decades. The problem with all of the analysis is this same attempt to reduce the cause to a single event. [...]
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• Gov't Incompetence
• Sovereign Debt Crisis

Were the Crusades just for Plunder & Money?

Posted Jul 8, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Were the Crusades inspired by economics? You mentioned how Venice looted Constantinople. Thank you for making history interesting KR ANSWER: To [...]
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• Economics

Shanghai 1930 Gold Backed Currency

Posted Jul 8, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, what were the gold custom units issued by the Bank of China with the image of Sun Yat-sen. PHR ANSWER: The Customs Gold Unit (CGU) was [...]
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• China

Celtic Gold Ring Money Discovered in Ireland

Posted Jul 7, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

Gold rings were discovered in Ireland and they seem to be uncertain about their original use. The Celts did not create their own coins for many centuries. They used [...]
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• Ancient Economies

Passports & 6 Month Rule

Posted Jul 7, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: Just to chime in, I discovered the 6 month rule when I tried to fly from Toronto to LA. They would not let me on the plane. REPLY: It appears that if you [...]
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• Rule of Law

Market Talk- July 6, 2018

Posted Jul 6, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

It just looks as though the markets were ready for the trade tariffs as they took them and just moved on! After an initial wobble as sanctions came into effect at [...]
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