October 2025

There is perhaps no more critical resource than rare earth minerals. They largely cannot be created or derived in the US and are absolutely essential for not only manufacturing but also maintaining the nation’s military power. Japan recently lifted the trade export ban on military and defense equipment under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi who […]

QUESTION: Marty, Socrates has been right on target with the Fed and interest rates since it had a Directional Change in 2024. I am correct that the Directional Chabge next year implies higher rates thereafter? Paul ANSWER: Yes. This year should be a correction to a low. The resistance stands at 4.5%. As you can

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,088.47 points or 2.17% to 51,307.65 • Shanghai increased 28.107 points or 0.70% to 4,016.331 • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 decreased 86.30 points or -0.96% to 8,926.20 • SENSEX increased 368.97 points or 0.44% to 84,997.13 • Nifty50

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Bill Gates is calling for a “strategic pivot” on climate change in a 17-page manifesto in which he declares that scientific innovations have averted the crisis. The doomsday prophecies of a climate apocalypse by 2030 have clearly not come to fruition. “Climate change is a serious problem, but it will not be the end of

QUESTION: You are known as a climate denier. Why is everyone else wrong but you are right? GP ANSWER: It is basic common sense that is lacking. In all fields of analysis, we face a major crisis: the stupidity of linear analysis, when in fact NOTHING is linear in this universe. If they connect you

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 293.14 points or -0.58% to 50,219.18 • Shanghai decreased 8.721 points or -0.22% to 3,988.224 • Hang Seng decreased 87.56 points or -0.33% to 26,346.14 • ASX 200 decreased 43.10 points or -0.48% to 9,012.50 • SENSEX decreased 150.68 points

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, you have said many times that we are in a phase in which this time it will be the fall of republics, whereas the last time it was monarchy. Could you comment on this? It seems that the Democrats in this shutdown want billions for their illegal aliens while they hurt American

PrimaLend Capital Partners filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, beckoning the start of America’s personal loan crisis. The subprime auto lender catered to those “buy-here-pay-here” dealerships that cater to those with bad credit. The people cannot pay their loans and the subprime lenders are folding. Delinquencies are rising, repossessions are surging, and the auto-loan market is