Armstrong Economics

The FBI has now openly admitted that it is purchasing location data on Americans, confirming what many suspected for years. Director Kash Patel testified that the agency “does purchase commercially available information” and uses “all tools” to carry out its mission, which includes data capable of tracking people’s movements without a warrant. zurl.co/DEQHd

The Bank of England Just Admitted There is a Liquidity Crisis - The Bank of England is now requiring banks to simulate rapid outflows over the course of a single week. That is not a normal recession scenario. That is a bank run. zurl.co/x8PoY

Russia is now advising psychological counseling for women who do not intend to have children, which is precisely the type of response governments default to when they refuse to confront economic reality. They search for cultural or emotional explanations when the issue is economical. zurl.co/P7BE9

There is no question that President Donald Trump wants to declare victory ASAP. The problem is that Tehran also gets to vote on that subject and so does Netanyahu. It is true that the US has eliminated Iran’s navy, and the Neocons claim much of its missile stockpile has also been destroyed. zurl.co/mpm7K

The Canals Behind the War - One project that has quietly resurfaced in strategic discussions is the Ben Gurion Canal, an alternative shipping route connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean that would rival the Suez Canal. zurl.co/loFCF

Iran, Russia, China, and the Emerging Axis - The Economic Confidence Model has been projecting that the period around 2026 would become a geopolitical turning point, leading to rising confrontation toward the Panic Cycle in 2027 and ultimately the 2028 Panic Cycle year. zurl.co/a0tsJ

Global oil consumption is about 100 million barrels/day (mb/d). U.S. consumption is about 20 million barrels/day. The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz supply affects about 21 million barrels/day (21% of global supply). Releasing 400 million barrels at the global consumption rate would last 19 days (400M ÷ 21M/day). There is no way this will calm markets in the long term. zurl.co/0n37w

When the Government Demands to Inspect Your Home - Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation that would ban many semiautomatic rifles and magazines while forcing citizens who already own them to register their firearms and submit to government inspections inside their own homes. zurl.co/axQ3L

The biggest constraint on artificial intelligence is not chips, software, or capital. It is electricity. Now the tech giants are finally admitting it. zurl.co/JqHYr

End Times & Sharing Power - I believe that the Neocons have cleverly created the FIRST war where we are NOT in charge. Netanyahu is a diehard Neocon, who hung out with Irving Kristol in Philadelphia, who was the godfather of the Neocon movement. To me, this is a serious RED FLAG! zurl.co/eybxr

Harris for Peace? Neocons Exist on BOTH Sides - The problem is the bipartisan foreign policy establishment that has long treated Iran as the central strategic enemy in the Middle East. The neocons exist on both sides. zurl.co/L5fxZ

Saudi Arabia Is Playing the Long Game - Riyadh is tying itself to the American industrial base, the American financial system, and American defense production because that is how you secure leverage in Washington. zurl.co/sct7T

US Inflation Looks Tame for Now — But That May Not Last - Core CPI, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% for the month and is running at 2.5% annually. By the standards of the past few years, this appears relatively calm. zurl.co/fVz2M

Canada’s Housing Crisis Shows the Consequences of the Easy Money Era - The structural problem is that when housing becomes the primary engine of economic growth, the entire system becomes dependent on constantly rising property prices. zurl.co/APJPv

Subcutaneous Microchip Mandates - Washington State is now considering legislation to prohibit employers from forcing workers to accept subcutaneous microchip implants. The fact that lawmakers even need to debate such a law should alarm anyone paying attention to where society is heading. zurl.co/BArFt

The Constitution means nothing in a court of law even when they let the press in. It means even less behind closed doors. Prosecutors threaten people’s families just to win and will knowing even execute innocent people and hide the evidence that shows what they have done. zurl.co/iVevy

Every time energy prices surge, politicians rush to impose price controls as if markets can be commanded to obey political decrees. South Korea has now joined that long list, announcing it will impose a fuel price cap for the first time in nearly 30 years as global oil prices surge due to the escalating Middle East conflict. zurl.co/pZufj

Ukrainian Bank Workers Detained in Hungary as Oil Tensions Deepen - The latest diplomatic explosion between Hungary and Ukraine did not come out of nowhere. Hungarian authorities recently detained seven Ukrainian nationals traveling through the country in armored vehicles carrying enormous quantities of cash and gold, reportedly tens of millions of dollars and kilograms of bullion. zurl.co/c87Ev

Canada and the European Union agreed to modernize their existing trade agreement while launching negotiations for a new digital trade pact. In reality, it reflects a much deeper shift underway in the global economy, as nations quietly restructure trade relationships in response to rising geopolitical tension and economic uncertainty. zurl.co/NAboM

Neocons Advising Trump Are Destroying America - The Neocons are intimidating people in Congress and the Senate not to listen to our forecasts. They are no different from the bankers who always blamed me for their own stupidity. zurl.co/AZHY4