ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 454.29 points or -1.20% to 37,331.18 • Shanghai increased 7.28 points or 0.22% to 3,324.21 • Hang Seng decreased 64.50 points or -0.28% to 22,941.77 • ASX 200 decreased 47.60 points or -0.58% to 8,198.10 • SENSEX decreased 96.01 points […]

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Zelensky has relented only after Trump cut off all aid to Ukraine. Sources are saying that the politicians, whose salaries would end instantly, insisted that he cut a deal or resign. Zelensky proposed a partial ceasefire with Russia, posting on X that Kyiv would be willing to release prisoners and agree to a truce that […]

The European Commission crafted a new strategy to funnel money into climate change initiatives—The Clean Industrial Deal (CID). The European Union has watched as these net zero carbon goals slowly strangle their economies. Yet, those in charge believe they can achieve net zero by 2050 through perpetual spending. The Clean Industrial Deal will allegedly help […]

The primary policy implemented under the Trump Administration that I believe has the potential to destroy the US economy is tariffs. The very people who are supposed to advise Trump do not comprehend the global nature of the economy and the repercussions of tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently came out to say that China […]

Revolutions happen when the people band together against a corrupt government and demand change. Greece came to an utter standstill over the weekend after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to demand answers on the second anniversary of the nation’s deadliest rail disaster. It is hard to imagine the sheer magnitude of […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I found your initial comment that Epstein was not a pedophile offensive. Then, with time and saying there were over 200 girls, you pointed out these were all high-profile people interesting. Then your last comment that the real question nobody asks is who did he work for? Is this why there seems […]

QUESTION: I read your post on Romania. Why have the EU and US interfered in the Romanian election? Is it just because they would be anti-EU? But then why was the US involved? What am I missing? PW ANSWER: It’s all about Russia, Russia, Russia. They needed to nullify the election in Romania because they […]

I have been stating all along all of my sources say the same thing. Zelensky is just a puppet of the Neocons. He takes his orders from them and they do not want peace. They have invested so much into this war to conquer Russia that they are not about to walk away. I said […]

  QUESTION: You said Europe thinks it no longer needs the United States to defend it. Do you have any leaders saying that publicly? UT ANSWER: Polish PM Donald Tusk made a speech before he took his flight to London for the European Ukraine summit that was planned well in advance. He said: “500 million […]