Category Blogger Martin Armstrong

Nov 15 2025

AI & The Great Displacement?


Posted originally on Nov 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

AI Bubble

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, there are a lot of people who seem to take your track record and pretend that they have made calls on all sorts of things but lack the data or the computer to back up their claims. They then run some infomercial and go on an on before they tell you what they are selling. The latest scam is how everyone will be displaced by AI and be left destitute unless you listen to them. If they are selling weight loss to financial news, they produce long winded videos that are tiring and its the same formula to sell something. You don’t do that. Is there a great displacement coming because of AI?

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ANSWER: Yes, but what is the definition of “great” that they like to scare people with. The Industrial Revolution’s displacement impact was catastrophic for many in the short term. People absolutely had to learn new ways of working, but this “retraining” was an informal, often brutal process of economic Darwinism—adapt or face destitution. Every new technology has displaced the work force. In 1860, 53% of the civil work force was employed in AGRICULTURE. The Industrial Revolution is what inspired Karl Marx and gave birth to Communism because people suddenly worked for a capitalist and he profited from the real wealth which was labor. By 1900 that 53% had declined to 41% and by 1980 it was 3%. Go back to the 18th century and that is when Adam Smith wrote his Wealth of Nations in 1776 which was a counter-argument against the French Physiocrats who claimed that the wealth of a nation was only agriculture and a blacksmith lived off the wealth of the farmer like a parasite.

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So, will AI displace people? Of course, as EVERY technological innovation has done since the Romans invested the aqueduct. This is a complicated subject and it is too extensive for a blog post. We will be covering this at the WEC and we will may the AI report available after the conference.

Nov 14 2025

Epstein Helped Democrats Create Russiagate


Posted originally on Nov 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

The Epstein files remake headlines whenever the government would like to distract the masses. The Democrats recently released new data from the Epstein case in which they prove that the Russian collusion claim was not only a hoax, but coordinated by Clinton officials who reached out to Jeffrey Epstein for blackmail assistance.

“Do the Russians have stuff on Trump? Today was appalling even by his standards,” wrote Larry Summers, the former Clinton administration Treasury secretary and Obama administration economic adviser, in an email to Epstein on July 16, 2018, the day of the Helsinki summit with Putin.

“My email is full with similar comments. wow,” Epstein replied the next day. “Im sure his view is that it went super well. he thinks he has charmed his adversary.. Admittedly he has no idea of the symbolism. He has no idea of most things.” He also called Trump’s handling of the summit with Putin “predictable.”

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Epstein personally met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov before Trump’s infamous meeting with President Putin in Helsinki. “I think you might suggest to putin that lavrov can get insight on talking to me,” Epstein wrote in a June 24, 2018, email to Thorbjorn Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway who was leading the Council of Europe at the time of the exchange.

Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s forceful ambassador to the United Nations, was described as “great” by Epstein, who said “he understood trump after our conversations. it is not complex. he must be seen to get something its that simple.”

Epstein even reached out to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on July 23, 2018, assuring him that he could exert influence over Europe. “If you are going to play here , you’ll have to spend time, europe by remote doesn’t work,” Epstein wrote to Bannon, urging him to go to Europe. “The fear is that you gin up their hopes and emotions and then abandon them. I think you want to be an insider, not an outsider flying in and out.”

Jeffrey Epstein exchanged hundreds of emails with prominent political figures, business leaders, lawyers, and dignitaries. Epstein’s goal was to tarnish Donald Trump’s reputation with foreign governments and those in positions of power on behalf of Trump’s political opponents.

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“Can you belive MBS sent me a TENT carpets and all,” Epstein wrote to billionaire businessman Tom Pritzker in December 2016, referring to Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi current crown prince. “A tent? Hmmm…” Pritzker wrote back. “I think that is code for ‘I love you’. Or, maybe code for ‘go pound sand’. Better check your [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] urban dictionary.”

Epstein’s reach had no limits. The very people who hired Epstein for blackmail services would like the world to believe he was a personal friend of Donald Trump. They had a business relationship; Epstein kept Trump close to plot his demise.

“Journalist” Michael Wolff published numerous books destroying Donald Trump’s character. First Lady Melania threatened to sue Wolff for accusing her of having connections to Epstein, leading Wolff to countersue.  It turns out that Wolff was acting as a PR consultant for Epstein, asking for political blackmail in return.

“There’s an opportunity to come forward this week and talk about Trump in such a way that could garner you great sympathy and help finish him,” Wolff wrote to Epstein. “Interested?” Epstein called Trump “borderline insane” and “dangerous” in various correspondences. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff wrote of Trump to Epstein in a Dec. 16, 2015, email.

The Democrats released this information to distract the public from the government shutdown but failed to comb through the files. Russiagate was a hoax deliberately created by the Clintons who attempted treasonous blackmail against a sitting president.

Nov 14 2025

Major Crypto Exchange Flees Delaware for Y’All Street


Posted originally on Nov 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Major cryptocurrency exchange company, Coinbase, announced plans to reincorporate in Texas. Coinbase is relocating to the state of Wyoming, a move that has become so common that it has been termed a “Dexit.”

“For decades, Delaware was known for predictable court outcomes, respect for the judgment of corporate boards and speedy resolutions,” Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Grewal explained that Delaware’s Chancery Court has been “rife with unpredictable outcomes” and unpredictability, leading to the company’s decision to relocate.

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently increased liability for corporate officers and directors, heightening legal risks. Shareholders have increasingly succeeded in Section 220 litigation, gaining access to corporate books and records if the shareholders demonstrate a “proper purpose.” Senate Bill 21 was later introduced to even the playing field between corporate protections and shareholders, but companies simply do not want the risk.

The court has reviewed disputes about the fairness of corporate mergers, acquisitions, and reincorporation decisions, including the major Tesla case that may have ignited the Dexit trend. The court rejected Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package in January 2024. Tesla shareholders then voted to ratify Musk’s package and reincorporate the company in Texas. Musk pulled SpaceX and Neuralink out of Delaware as well.

Meta Platforms is reportedly considering exiting Delaware. DropBox left and reincorporated in Nevada, as did Andreessen Horowitz, Roblox, Pershing Square Capital, the Trade Desk, and TripAdvisor.

Volatility is bad for business. Delaware’s reputation as a business hotspot was tarnished after the January 2024 Tesla ruling. Delaware remains the national hub for incorporations, but that could easily change if the courts continue changing the rules and increasing regulations.

Nov 14 2025

How to Trade a Gap & Vertical Markets – WEC 2025


Posted originally on Nov 13, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

How to Trade Vertical Market

The next report will be available from your Portal. Given what we are facing between now and 2032, it is imperative to be able to comprehend how markets will trade. This is by dar, a once in a lifetime pattern. This is not something we can casually look at charts and proclaim this is the high or we are about to crash and burn. All the fundamentals are completely different. OPINION is not going to vut it. We need to comprehend how this unfolds over the next 8 to 10 years in order to survive you own trading decisions.

This Report will be available for $500 after the WEC. It is included for attendees.

How to Trade Vertical Market INDEX

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Nov 14 2025

The Chinese Trump


Posted originally on Nov 13, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

Chinese Trump?!” Wait ‘Till You Hear Him

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Nov 13 2025

US and Syria Strengthen Ties


Posted originally on Nov 13, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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(The above photo depicts President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in 2025; below is a picture of terrorist al-Sharaa in 2016)

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US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House this week. The year 2025 has certainly been an interesting one. In May, the United States announced it would lift sanctions on Syria after Trump’s historic meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist and known terrorist. Now, Al Qaeda is shaking hands with the president of the United States in the Oval Office as the US aims to profit from its investments in Syria.

Trump agreed to suspend sanctions on Syria for 180 days and offered Syria a place in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. Syria is committed to continuing to fight ISIS, and more importantly, reducing Russian and Iranian influence in the nation. Syria said it will destroy all remaining drug stockpiles and chemical weapons from the Assad regime. Al-Sharaa is open to allowing the US to open an air base near Damascus. Relations have warmed to the point where the US may remove Syria from its black listing as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

Now, the current Syrian president had a $10 million bounty on him prior to his sudden meeting with the POTUS in May. America captured Ahmed al-Sharaa while he was fighting for Al Qaeda in Iraq for over half a decade. He was a powerful high-level terrorist in the organization who secured vast power and influence. Then the US simply released him, or so we are told. The truth of the matter is that he was almost certainly compromised and turned into a CIA asset during this time period.

Syria has an estimated 2.5 billion in proven oil reserves, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Pre-war, Syria was producing 385,000 barrels of oil daily, but that slowed drastically to 24,000 to 34,000 per day from 2019 to 2025. At present, Syria has been generating 110,000 barrels per day, with 100,000 barrels from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and only 10,000 from the new administration. This is far from a recovery since the nation needs about 150,000 bpd to meet demand domestically.

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Russia intervened in Syria back in 2015 at the guidance of Assad. Russia’s 49-year relationship with the Assad government has come to an end, and along with it, its stronghold in Syria. Syrians have been critical of Russian forces in the region and blame them for numerous civilian casualties, demanding reparations. Syria is not about humanitarian concerns. It’s about energy routes and Russian influence in the region. Washington had been trying to remove Assad for years because he refused to allow the Qatari gas pipeline that would have undermined Russia’s dominance in supplying gas to Europe. This is what the neocons never tell you. They want war—plain and simple—because it lines their pockets and advances their ideological dream of reshaping the world in their image.

Obama and the CIA funded opposing radical groups to topple the government, but it backfired and gave rise to ISIS. We now have the declassified documents from 2012 that show the US intelligence community knew this would happen and did it anyway. Ahmed al-Sharaa is exactly who the West needed to install an interim puppet government and force their way into Syria.

The United States now owns Syria through its ties to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey. More importantly, the interim government has been freshly established with a new Constitution promising diversity and a change from Sharia law to appease the West, although the president is a known jihadist terrorist who was captured by American troops and released in order to overthrow Syria’s last regime. All of this was planned out long ago.

Nov 13 2025

Another Shutdown Looming 


Posted originally on Nov 13, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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The Democrats may have walked away from this shutdown with their tail between their legs, but the fight is not over. The paper-thin deal will fund the government until January 30, 2026. Congress must agree on long-term funding before the end of January to prevent another shutdown.

Republicans will not waver on Obamacare subsidies. The Democrats must save face by pushing forth pieces of their initial proposal, namely Obamacare, but it seems unlikely that a deal would be made in such little time. Congress effectively passed the measure to take the holidays off.

The public can believe that the government is up and running from Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Year’s. Federal workers can have a temporary sense of job security, and holiday travel can continue largely uninterrupted. Most importantly, it will prevent the public from losing trust in the US government. The federal government should not risk yet another debt downgrade due to the misbehavior of politicians.

Congress should NOT receive payment during a shutdown. Their inability to reach a bipartisan agreement added tens of billions to the national debt.

Two sides of the aisle cannot agree on anything. I explained at the 2024 World Economic Conference that the Democratic Party was on the brink of extinction. Our computer has forecast that the Democratic Party will split and collapse just as the Federalists did for pretty much the same reason – dictatorial power from a centralized government. Initially, there were the Federalists v the Democratic-Republican Party. After the Federalists were defeated, the Party of Jefferson eventually split in two, becoming the Democrats and the Republicans. The Democrats became the South and supported Slavery. The Republicans were once known as the Party of Lincoln. They switched roles somehow when the Republicans opposed the rising Marxist policies of the late 1800s.

The Democrats reached their peak with our model in 2021, following that election, and we have been in a bearish decline for five years, continuing into 2026. They do not appear viable by the time we reach 2030. We may see a split for any election in 2028, fragmenting the political process. The United States itself may become a completely divided nation by 2036 if not earlier.

Nov 13 2025

China Limits America’s Ability to Purchase Rare Earth Minerals


Posted originally on Nov 13, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Over 90% of rare earth global production occurs in China. The materials are needed for absolutely everything, namely the production of military equipment, which is why China has imposed new restrictions to prevent the United States from military expansion.

China is preparing to implement a “validated end-user” (VEU) system to forbid any corporation with ties to the US military from purchasing rare earths. The VEU system will facilitate trade to civilian corporations, as outlined during Chinese President Xi Jinping recent meeting with US President Donald Trump. The two sides may have agreed to ease restrictions on rare earth trade, but the silent Cold War between the two continues.

The US and its allies have been prohibiting China from purchasing semiconductor chips and intellectual property that could be utilized in military expansion. Both sides have implemented

end-user \verification and approval systems. In fact, the US first implemented an end-user verification system specifically to weed out Chinese companies back in 2007.

Companies must first register to purchase any item that could be used by the Chinese or US military. Potential buyers must now be carefully vetted to ensure they are in compliance with national security standards. If approved, in the case of China, firms will receive a validated end-user certificate to confirm that they are authorized to purchase materials that will be used for civilian purposes. These certifications must be periodically renewed, and the government will be carefully monitoring companies granted approval. Exporters must verify that shipments will only be sent to verified end users. There will be ongoing monitoring and audits, shipment tracking systems, and careful record reporting.

The two nations are ultimately attempting to decrease their trade alliance. The US is completely banking on Japan to begin extracting rare earths to meet demand. Taiwan is the hot spot for all semiconductor chips, with the US and China both claiming rights to the island in various ways.

Nov 12 2025

Schumer Shutdown Ends in Ruin for Democrats


Posted originally on Nov 12, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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The longest government shutdown in US history is officially over. Seven Democrats and one Independent broke party lines to reopen the government. There will be no extended subsidies for Obamacare. Chuck Schumer encouraged his party to protest against the American people in favor of absurd policies that would not benefit the majority. Was it worth it?

Estimates suggest that the shutdown added between $15 billion and $30 billion to the US national debt per week. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted that a four-week shutdown would cause US GDP to drop by 1% for Q4 2025.

Over 670,000 federal employees were furloughed, while another 730,000 were forced to work without pay. The average federal worker lost around $10,000 during this shutdown. Congress did not go a day without pay despite their refusal to work. The shutdown expanded to 4.5 million when accounting for federal civilians and military members. Approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops experienced financial stress. Over 750,000 National Guard members were forced to continue working without pay.

American military families were sent to food banks for assistance after the politicians they fought for refused to fight for them. An anonymous donor sent the Pentagon $130 million to assist the military during the shutdown. Generous, patriotic, but also dystopian. The Pentagon could not even immediately receive the gift without going through the appropriate Ethics Official regulations, since the gift was in excess of $10,000. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration reallocated $8 billion from defense research to pay military personnel.

Over 40 million people lost SNAP food benefits. Airports came to a near standstill, impacting numerous sectors. The nation’s division became a global spectacle. Yet, at no point during the chaos did the Democrats agree to back down on their stipulations. Their temporary resolution still demanded an extension for Obamacare subsidies, among other outlandish items, and in the end the negotiations completely backfired—they walked away with nothing.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer voted against the final resolution on Monday night, as did all but seven Democrats. Defeated and embarrassed, the Democrats have largely turned on Schumer and are calling for his resignation.

“I’m not going to put a blade in my leader,” said Sen. John Fetterman who has been openly critical of the shutdown and Democratic Party in general. Fetterman said it would be hard for Schumer to win back the “indivisible” party members, or leftist extremists. “This has happened over and over. You cannot defend democracy effectively if you are not united as an opposition party, and we are repeatedly showing that we are not united,” Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said.

The Democrats are too divided to continue existing as a united party—confirmed by the longest shutdown in US history.

Nov 12 2025

The 50-Year Mortgage – YOU WILL OWN NOTHING


Posted originally on Nov 12, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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Between 15-year car loans and 50-year mortgages, the globalist world order of YOU WILL OWN NOTHING is closer to reality than the majority realizes.

The premise of a 50-year loan is absolutely absurd. The average age for a first-time home buyer in the US is now 40. People will live in indefinite debt, settling for lower monthly payments rather than outright ownership. Total interest paid over the duration of the loan’s life would multiply, benefitting the lenders, but leaving nothing of actual worth for the “owner.” The majority does not realize the implications of living in perpetual debt.

Then there are states that implement inheritance taxes, so in essence, your assets will simply be passed on to the government, as the next of kin will merely be the next in line for debt. Property taxes continually rise each year. Americans never own their home outright, even if paying in cash, due to taxes.

Lenders would require a higher interest rate for longer-term loans that may even offset the lower monthly rate entirely. One could finance a $400,000 home for 6% with a 30-year fixed mortgage. The monthly payment with principal and interest would be $2,398.20. Total interest paid over the duration of the 30-year loan would be $463,352. If someone were to apply for a 50-year loan on a $400,000 house at a 7% rate, the monthly payment would be $2,406.75, and the total interest paid over the duration of the loan would amount to $1,044,050.

A 15-year car loan carries the same burdens of increased interest and perpetual debt. New cars lose up to 20% of their value as soon as you drive them off the lot. New cars are built cheaply and rarely last 15 years. The “modern” technology becomes outdated rapidly, and people usually sell when the burden of costly repairs outweighs the value of the car.

US President Donald Trump is likely hoping that these measures can repair confidence in the short term. The masses who cannot afford home or auto ownership will turn to perpetual debt and acquire the items. The problem will be prolonged enough for the current administration to come and go. I do not believe that Trump is selling into the WEF traditional idea of “you will own nothing,” but that will be the precise outcome of half-century mortgages.

Simply put: borrowers will not benefit from a 50-year mortgage that guarantees YOU WILL OWN NOTHING.