The Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in an assassination. Thousands of people have paid tribute with candles and flowers at the site where he was killed. Nemtsov’s planned opposition march in Moscow for Sunday has now been turned into a memorial rally. President Vladimir Putin has condemned Friday’s killing as “vile and cynical” and vowed […]

QUESTION:  Dear Martin, Thank you for the education in economics that I am receiving from you by reading your daily blog. I have  one question:  When you refer to the “big bang” that is going to occur on 2015.75, can I infer then a “bigger bang” will occur on 2024.35 and that the “biggest bang” will occur on 2032.95? […]

Just why does government want to read everything you have ever written? They are obsessed with collecting data on everyone exactly as if this was George Orwell’s 1984. The people in charge are just insane. They have nothing better to do but act like Joseph Stalin who could not sleep at night worrying what others […]

The cornerstone of the EU was to be the freedom of movement to create the United States of Europe. This became known as the Schengen Agreement to the create a borderless Europe signed on June 14th, 1985 between five of the then ten member states of the EU. It proposed the gradual abolition of border checks at the […]

While many are comparing Putin to Hitler who used the excuse he was uniting German speaking people, we have a clash between two empire-builders –  Brussels v Moscow. My argument for dividing Ukraine was rather simple. It should have been a fundamental right for the people of any region to decide their own fate – […]

Europe is moving against the USA and closer to Russia. Kerry has outright lied to the American public to cover-up their stupid sanctions policy. Following Francois Hollande’s calls for greater autonomy for Eastern Ukraine, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has come out in apparent support of Russia (and specifically against the US), “we are part […]

Despite the hard-line insanity of US foreign policy that seems to be hell-bent on creating World War III keeping in line that it has historically been the Democrats that take America into War, everything from behind the curtain is hinting that Europe will have no choice but align itself closer with Russia. The arrogance of […]

This DVD is a 90 minute version of the 2014 Cycles of War & Sovereign Debt Crisis Conference with Martin Armstrong. At this conference, Martin discusses the current Cycle of War and its impact on market trends as we move forward. Topics range from government spending, the gold outlook, to conflicts in the Ukraine. This […]

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong,   First, I have been reading your blog for quite some time and appreciate your service and perspective.  I really appreciate your historical perspective on many issues and consider myself a fan.   The recent comment regarding police pensions being paid for by seizures are inflammatory and not true in most cases […]

President Barack Obama intends to sign a bill that would hammer even new sanctions on Russia and provide weapons to Ukraine. The legislation would impose sanctions on Russian defense companies tied to unrest in Ukraine. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama “does intend to sign” the bill despite some concerns about the legislation. Separately, […]