January 2026

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QUESTION: What a way to start the new year with fireworks. And they waited for the markets to be closed to do it. How considerate of them. Could this be seen as the start of an attack on China? Or at least an instigation? EM ANSWER: Well, the computer has been targeting the first week of

Those who attended the 2025 World Economic Conference know that I have agreed to participate in a Hollywood film on my life. Everything is still in the works. I will provide more information once it becomes available, but I expect big news in the year ahead. Fortune and fame have never allured me or enticed

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QUESTION: Some claim that gold and silver are skyrocketing in terms of fiat currency prices because of the realization that fiat currencies are failing – mainly due to high inflation and unpayable national, corporate and personal debt. All fiat currencies eventually fail. Only precious metals have retained, on average, a consistent purchasing power over the

Nancy Pelosi officially announced her resignation from politics this year. The former House Speaker found fortune in politics, accumulating $130 million from equities during her 38-year tenure. Her returns would make the most seasoned money manager stutter—16,930%. As a comparison, the Dow Jones “only” yielded 2,300% during the same time period. Her annual return was

California state experiences a payroll contraction during the first eight months of 2025, marking the largest job decline since COVID. The state’s 5% unemployment rate is above the national average and has remained so for the past 19 consecutive months. Over 173,000 jobs disappeared from California from January to November 2025, a 14% annual increase,

While the world has focused on Russia/Ukraine, the tensions are rising between the US and China. Let’s face reality. China could move so fast against Taiwan that any hope of U.S. military intervention might arrive way too late to make a difference. China launched a surprise multiday military exercise completely surrounding Taiwan dominating Taiwan’s air space, naval

QUESTION: You first publicly forecasted that gold would reach $5,000 per ounce in late 2009, specifically on November 7, 2009. You said the earliest would be $5,000 by 2016 if there was international war. But you said that the $5,000 target would be more likely by 2027 to 2032. I believe you said your extreme target

Buckle in—2026 marks a key phase in the Economic Confidence Model, when markets, governments, and institutions will be tested. By following the model rather than the headlines, we can navigate what’s coming together.