Greg Hunter interviews Martin Armstrong, financial and geopolitical expert at Armstrong Economics, about his economic confidence models, cycle models, and what he sees ahead.

Topics:

• (00:38) Why is it good when the U.S. dollar goes down and bat when the U.S. dollar goes up in value? -- emerging markets in crisis;
• (02:37) Do you see an up trend for the U.S. dollar index and is this worrisome? -- U.S. dollar will be strong into 2020 to 2021; It will break the monetary system;
• (03:37) Problem with Europe -- Did not consolidate the member country debts;
• (06:51) Why are there European bail-ins?;
• (07:37) Is this why you think the U.S. dollar will get stronger? -- There is no competition to the U.S. dollar;
• (09:22) Is the Yuan going to replace the U.S. dollar?;
• (09:56) Do you see a debt reset forcing down the value of the U.S. dollar?;
• (11:09) Pension crisis coming because of low U.S. interest rates -- U.S. Federal Reserve has lost its power to control the domestic economy;
• (11:48) Currency reset coming by 2021;
• (12:46) Career politicians stand in the way of real reform -- politicians never do anything in advance to prevent a crisis;
• (13:41) Do you think we will have a crash in 2018? -- Stock market will not crash; Bond market is already going down; Expect interest rates to dramatically jump;
• (18:58) What does this look like in the United States? -- Capital inflows into the U.S. stock market;
• (21:52) What is going to happen to gold? -- Gold is facing a strong U.S. dollar and is not ready to breakout;
• (23:50) So what should a person do? -- Sideways consolidation period at least until June or July; Things perk up after the summer;
• (24:33) Could Deutsche Bank take the whole world down?;
• (26:46) Could the Illinois pension crisis take down the whole group?;
• (27:50) How does one protect themself? -- Stay out of bonds; The big crisis is government;
• (30:34) Is gold a hedge against government? -- Gold rally expected after 2021;
• (31:30) What is your prognosis for the rest of 2018? -- First half was a consolidation period; There will be higher volatility in the second half of 2018;
• (32:30) What do you expect in the U.S. mid-term elections?;
• (35:28) Pay attention to the Dow Jones Industrial Index;
• (36:56) Are you saying the U.S. dollar is not going to crash? -- Crash in the U.S. dollar not expected until 2021;
• (37:44) Central banks can't manage the economy anymore;
• (38:35) What is your prognosis for the rest of this year? -- In 2019 and 2020 the bond market will start to come unglued;
• (39:56) What would you tell your clients to do right now? -- Buy $20 gold pieces; Keep a low profile;
• (41:52) What are you talking about in your World Economic Conferences? -- China will eventually become the new financial capitol of the world;
• (45:57) Do you see the world heading into a war cycle? -- Syria is the focal point; Increase in civil unrest;
• And more...

52 minute video by Greg Hunter published 19 May 2018

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