Why the Central Banks are in Trouble: Gold Panic, Debt Reset


Posted originally on Feb 16, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

Zelensky & Eu – There is Nothing Like War


Posted originally on Feb 16, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Trump is well aware that Zelensky does not want peace, and neither does Europe. They want World War III and have been trying to scheme to invoke Article 6 to try to force Trump to send troops to invade Russia. European officials now realize they will have to cover the cost of postwar security and cannot count on the USA funding their warmongering ways. They will have to cough up the cast Zelensky has been demanding to line his pockets for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

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The European Press has done nothing but promote war. They constantly claim that if Ukraine falls, Russia will take all of Europe. The European Press has done nothing by lying to the people about who started this war. The BBC had the audacity to actually write: “Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine had turned him into a pariah.

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They seem to forget that it was Kiyv who started this civil war and had refused to honor the Minsk Agreement. But why let the truth spoil selling newspapers and promoting war so they can sell even more papers like Putilizer and Hearst? This is why Trump has cut out bother Zelensky and the EU from any US-Russia peace negotiations on Ukraine when they have been seeking to prolong the war as much as possible.

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Ukraine should have simply split the same a Yugoslavia AFTER NATO also bombed people who wanting their freedom. Mention NATO in the old regions of Yugoslavia, and they have horror stories of how NATO was ruthless and killed many civilians.

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Zelensky is a plain dictator with no incentive to seek peace, for then he will no longer be the head of Ukraine. He dresses in a military t-shirt to try to create the psychological impression that he is fighting for Ukraine. I don’t really think Churchill, FDR, LBJ, or Nixon dressed in military gear because of wars. The US should stop all payments to Ukraine for we are paying all the salaries of government employees plus their pensions. There is ZERO incentive for the Ukrainian government to seek peace. Zelensky has come out against his domestic critics who want elections, telling them to “go choose another citizenship” and reiterating that voting will remain suspended until the conflict with Russia is over.

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This is the problem. Zelensky does not represent the people. The civil war began when the Minsk Agreement was to allow the Donbas the right to vote, and they called them terrorists. In Ukraine, there is no democratic process. Zelensky is destroying his country all for personal power. Parliamentary elections in Ukraine were originally scheduled for October 2023, and presidential elections for May 2024. However, in December 2023, Zelensky announced that the polls would not open for as long as martial law was in force. Trump see through the lies and has clarified that Zelensky could have easily prevented this war.

At the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky claimed he was “ready to talk about elections, [but] Ukrainians don’t want this.” Trump called on Zelensky to hold elections and he refused. This is why the EU and Zelensky have not been invited to be part of the negotiations. Zelensky will not allow elections for the people are the sovereign of Ukraine – not him and the most corrupt government on the planet. He said with a straight face: “My main priority is the survival of the country.” Zelensky tried to play the martyr, claiming, “we’re not talking about me, but the future of our country.” He suggested that pursuing the electoral process under the current circumstances would undermine national unity. True, because he would lose the election. He then bluntly stated:

“If someone doesn’t like [the way things are], they can choose another citizenship.”

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Zelensky claims that ‘Ukrainians don’t want elections’ and has the audacity to claim that the “topic of elections has been brought up by Russians” when, in fact, it was brought up by Trump. Zelensky is not about to hand down power. He explained that in order to hold elections, martial law would first have to be lifted, which would likely lead to the effective dissolution of the army. Why? Because he would be voted out? He also pointed to the fact that approximately 8 million Ukrainians currently reside abroad all because of his policies. We have mail-in ballots for military overseas.

Even Keith Kellogg stressed that “most democratic nations have elections in their time of war.” Kellogg added that “I think it is important [the Ukrainians] do so,” as this would be “good for democracy.” All of Zelensky’s excuses are clearly demonstrating that he should have no part in any peace negotiations, for he is NOT representing the Ukrainian people. Like most dictators, you may be able to vote them into power, but you have to kill them to remove them from power. They will never go voluntarily. Zelensky has no democratic authority to negotiate on behalf of the Ukrainian people.

Zelensky has been pitching that this will be the greatest investment in modern European history – the reconstruction of Ukraine. The more destruction, the bigger the jackpot for Zelensky. This reminds me of the old Peter Seller’s Movie:

Rubio Calls Lavrov Fast-tracing Negotiations with Russia


Posted originally on Feb 15, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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I just appeared on Russian TV concerning mainly the dramatic shift in US policy between the Trump Administration and the Biden Administration that was controlled by the Neocons and demanded NO communications whatsoever with Russia in fear that there might have been peace. I was asked about this new fast-track policy.  I explained that Trump & RFK were HONESTLY anti-war, and this was a legitimate shift in policy from the Biden administration. They do seem to real my analysis and asked if the “deep state” would not try to block Trump and his peace negotiations. I explained that they would resist but shifted most of their resistance to Europe via NATO.

Zelensky told the press he was unhappy with Trump even speaking with Putin, echoing the old Biden policies. He has called for Europe to create its own army, obviously, so he can still wage war against Russia. Zelinsky, I believe, was a NeoNazi. I have clips of him on stage before being president, joking about confiscating assets from Jews and Russians. He married a Christian, and his children were baptized. Only after he became president did he announce he was Jewish. My friends in Israel say he is no Jew.

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I explained that Trump told Zelensky there should be elections, but my sources in Ukraine say he will never win. When he took power, there were only 13,000 Ukrainian deaths. He is widely seen as a traitor to his own country. He is objecting to Trump and Putin negotiating and seeks he is being pushed to the side. All of my sources make it clear that he no longer represents the Ukrainian people.

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I was also asked about the sanctions. I explained that the Democrats are bashing Trump, asserting that the tariffs will be inflationary. Yet, they remained silent when the sanctions on Russia were inflationary, driving sky-high gasoline prices.

RFK on Gates & Fauci


Posted originally on Feb 15, 2025 by Martin Armstrong  

Interview with Outer Limits


Posted originally onFeb 15, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

Legendary trends forecaster Martin Armstrong returns to Outer Limits of Inner Truth (https://www.outerlimitsradio.com/martin2025/) us to share his unparalleled insights into the shifting political landscape. Armstrong offers a unique perspective on Washington’s entrenched “deep state” and shares insider details on RFK’s strategic political movements and his encouragement for RFK to collaborate with Trump.

Armstrong’s economic forecasts paint a complex picture of the global economy, predicting possible downturns in Europe and the United States. Our conversation covers the structural challenges facing the European Union, the historical context of communism’s failures, and the impact of big pharma on political decisions. We also explore the dynamics of cabinet selection and the strategic use of tariffs during the Trump administration, providing a comprehensive analysis of the intersection of politics, economics, and international relations.

Corruption and financial dynamics on a global scale are unpacked as Armstrong navigates the murky waters of Washington’s political landscape. We address geopolitical tensions, including Russia’s actions and the economic struggles in European nations like Germany. The episode also highlights issues of financial transparency in Ukraine, while maintaining a hopeful outlook on the resilience of freedom-minded individuals against unwelcome policies. Armstrong’s predictions of societal shifts and political changes offer an optimistic perspective on the possibilities for positive change in the future.

Valentine’s Day in History


Posted originally on Feb 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Many of the Roman holidays were recast as Christian. For example, December 25th, Christmas was the feast day of the Roman sun god Sol. Like Labor Day, such holidays gradually evolve, and people initially forget what they were all about. Thus, the Romans were celebrating Sol, but really it had become just a holiday, so they renamed it Christmas.

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Pope Gelasius I (492-496) replaced the Roman celebration of Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day.  Valentine’s Day appears to have been merely a substitute for a cruder Roman Lupercalia holiday at the time called Lupercalia, promoting health and fertility, which would, at times, perhaps become more sexual. There were no gifts or chocolates being handed out. As for the heart, that seems to have evolved from a seed of a plant used for birth control.

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The main product of Cyrene and the city of Barce at this time was the silphium plant. This was the main source of prosperity were agriculture and animal husbandry. Horses could graze in the less fertile areas, where the silphium plant grew wild. Silphium juice’s value for pregnancy prevention brought great wealth to this region. The historian Pliny tells us that it was a veritable cure-all; it is said to have had hundreds of medicinal and cosmetic uses. It was used to treat everything from chills to fevers. Hippocrates tells us that it could be used as a poultice or to soothe the stomach. Cooks also used the plant in their recipes.

However, this plant was used as a type of birth control. Indeed, medical evidence from classical antiquity informs us that it was the drug of choice for contraception. The Greek physician Soranus of Ephesus suggested taking a dose of silphium “the size of a chick-pea” once a month, both to prevent conception and “destroy any already existing.” The ancient abortion pills.

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It is also believed that the seed of this plant is where we get the image of love and the heart.

It was so widely used that it is now extinct.

The last surviving plant was said to have been given to Emperor Nero.

Dubai’s annual World Governments Summit – the Davos Sequel


Posted originally on Feb 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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QUESTION: Why are you not at Dubai’s annual World Governments Summit? I have seen you walking out of the central bank in Abu Dabi. Are they just another Davos? If they do not invite you, something is wrong.

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ANSWER: I am not part of that crowd. Yes, they are more of the establishment Davos-like gathering. They are not interested in reality. They certainly do not want to hear me talk about capital flows and the sovereign debt crisis on stage for the world to listen to. What we discuss in private meetings is not for general mass publication. As I have said, this is a confidence game. What they put on is just a dog-and-pony show. You do not air out your dirty laundry in public. It takes a crisis for that to happen. What Musk is doing is that, and perhaps what he accomplishes is far more than merely closing down agencies. He is exposing the corruption, which is what 2032 is all about. These gatherings are pretending nothing is wrong, and they are in control

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Could Canada Join the EU?


Posted originally on Feb 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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An economist has made headlines for suggesting that Canada unite with the European Union bloc. Could Canada become the 28th member state? Absolutely not.

The very idea that Canada would consider joining the European Union and abandoning the Canadian dollar for the euro is sheer economic insanity. To throw away its sovereignty and monetary independence in favor of the European Union—an entity in economic decline—would be a move that history would mark as an outright betrayal of the nation’s future.

The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 prohibits non-European nations from joining. Article 49 known as the Treaty of the European Union or the Treaty of Lisbon states that EU membership is for EU nations. Canada, geographically and economically, is tied to the United States and North America. Morocco put this treaty to the test in 1987 when it requested membership. The European Council ruled that Morocco was simply not a European country. Canada, like Morocco, cannot point to French ties as a reason to be considered European, nor would most Canadians want to.

For decades, I have warned that the European Union is nothing more than an authoritarian construct designed to strip nations of their sovereignty under the false pretense of economic unity. The reality is the opposite—nations that have joined the EU have lost control over their economies, their tax policies, and even their ability to govern in their own national interests.

If Canada were to abandon the Canadian dollar and adopt the euro, it would hand over control of its economic fate to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels who have already driven Europe into negative growth with failed policies.

The inability of these nations to control their own currency has led to permanent economic stagnation. The European Central Bank (ECB) dictates monetary policy for the entire eurozone, and it does so based on Germany and France’s needs, not the broader interests of individual member states. Canada would absorb the debt of other nations in addition to its own debt that has been rising C$878 per second.

Unlike the Canadian dollar, which is backed by Canada’s ability to print money and manage its own monetary policy, the euro is a debt-backed currency. The entire EU system is built upon the forced cooperation of nations with vastly different economic structures, which is why it has failed to produce real economic growth.

Capital would flee Canada as investors would see even the mere request of membership as a sign that the government had no long-term strategy. Canada is already struggling with high taxation, an ousted prime minister, and has become deeply involved in every globalist alliance from NATO to the United Nations. By tying itself to Europe, Canada would not only lose investment but would push corporations and wealth holders to relocate to the US where monetary policy is more predictable.

China Unveils New EV Under $10K


Posted originally on Feb 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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There are countless reasons why consumers are reluctant to switch to electric vehicles, with pricing consistently listed as a top concern. Western governments have warned that they will ban fossil fuel vehicle production in the not-so-distant future to meet emissions targets despite lacking the infrastructure or demand for EVs. Every government is hoping that consumers will purchase their new EVs domestically but no one has been able to compete with Chinese EV manufacturing.

China has pumped over $230 billion into its growing EV sector since 2009. Batteries account for around 40% of the total cost of EVs, and companies like BYD are able to maintain low prices are they own the supply chain to create these batteries from the raw materials to the finished packs. BYD has announced that its newest line will cost as little as $9,555, a price no other EV manufacturer has been able to provide.

Additionally, the company has installed its “God’s Eye” driver-assistance system in three models priced under 100,000 yuan ($13,688), providing users with an autonomous driving experience. Yale Zhang, managing director at Automotive Foresight, compared BYD’s developments to DeepSeek, which was developed to compete with ChatGPT at a fraction of the price. “Technology does not need to be high-end and they can fight a price war here,” he stated.

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This is especially dire news for Germany and, therefore, Europe, as its auto industry continually declines. Lawmakers refuse to back away from their climate pledges and are forcing manufacturers to make a premature switch without any demand. Volkswagen plans to close at least three factories by 2027 due to declining sales amid the country’s exigency to eliminate fossil fuels, and China has been eyeing their vacant facilities. Germany abandoned economic objectives for climate change objectives and believes it must reduce carbon emissions by 65% within a 5-year period, followed by an 88% reduction into 2040 before meeting gas net neutrality in 2045. China has no such restrictions.

China’s own auto industry grew 156% over a two-year period from 2021 to 2023 after exporting 4.14 million vehicles last year. China is not adhering to the climate change agenda, and those same regulations derived from fictional data are not strangling China’s energy-dependent sectors. Tariffs are preventing the Chinese from offloading EVs to the West.

Even with the 100% tariffs placed on Chinese autos by Canada and the US, this vehicle is far cheaper than any other available EV. These vehicles would be incredibly popular in the West, but rest assured they will find a way to prevent them from being imported or even street legal.

The Secretary of Health – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.


Posted originally on Feb 14, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

A congratulations is in order for newly appointed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. RFK secured his position in a 52-48 Senate vote on party lines, aside from Mitch McConnell who broke ranks and attempted to block Kennedy’s nomination. It is peculiar to see who is scrambling to flee before the war on public health begins.

Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak suddenly resigned from his position as principal deputy director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) days before Kennedy was appointed. Tabak was the second-in-command behind Anthony Fauci during the entire COVID era. The GOP investigation into the origins of COVID found that Tabak was part of a sensitive phone call with Fauci and NIH Director Francis Collins in which they schemed to publish a scientific paper to “prove” COVID was not created in a lab – let alone a lab he helped to fund.

Tabak “[dealt] with all of the messy or intractable problem[s]” and was “often… the fall guy when things [went] sideways,” Jeremy Berg, former director of NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, said on social media following news of Tabak’s resignation. “Larry has shoveled so much s— over the years that he would have been well qualified to work behind the elephants in an old circus.”

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The left-wing media is in a frenzy. NBC News , for example, called Kennedy a “ high-profile anti-vaccine activist, known for spreading misinformation.” The media is warning that Kennedy will have oversight over Medicare and Medicaid and are leaving an ominous impression that he will somehow infringe on these programs.

Who will lose? Make America Healthy Again not only targets the known players like Big Pharma but food manufacturers also have much to lose. RFK Jr. would like to change the nutrition guidelines and force the FDA to adhere to stricter guidelines whereby Americans cannot be fed literal poison. “I look forward to working with the more than 80,000 employees at HHS to free the agencies from the smothering cloud of corporate capture so they can pursue their mission to make Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth,” Kennedy said.

This win is more solidified proof that the people are pushing for change. Millions were spent in an attempt to block Kennedy from entering the HHS. Every news publication has labeled him a conspiracy theorist who the people should fear.

Back to Mitch McConnel – open evidence shows that numerous pharmaceutical companies have been lining his pockets. Pfizer donated $1 million to the Kentucky Republican Party, connected to McConnel.  Abbive, Eli Lily,  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, Celgene, Sunovion, and Allergan have all donated to McConnell’s past campaigns, Super PACS, or an affiliated fundraising committee. They’ve all been bought out and it is public record.