Insane Globalists Collapsing World Economy – Martin Armstrong

In his USAWatchdog.com interview just two weeks ago, legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong said, The New World Order’s so-called ‘Great Reset’ plan for humanity is ‘falling apart,’ and pointed out, “They are basically desperate at this stage.  I don’t think they anticipated the amount of resistance they are getting.”

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is enormous resistance to the New World Order plans.  Armstrong, who has new data from his Socrates computer analysis, is out with a fresh critical update.  Armstrong explains, “It’s just total insanity.  They are, really at this stage, completely collapsing the world economy.  You have Apple and all these companies; there are over 300 American companies in Russia.  Their assets are going to be seized. 

Prepare for a New Source of Inflation

By Mike Barrett

On December 30, 2021, an entire subdivision in Boulder County, Colorado was incinerated...

What we now know as the Marshall Fire ‒ the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history ‒ was the culprit.

At a news conference during the catastrophe, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle estimated that the fire was engulfing "football field lengths of land in seconds"... The Sagamore subdivision of 171 homes in the town of Superior (about 25 miles northwest of Denver) was completely destroyed.

In all, 1,100-plus homes across Boulder County were turned to ash, including 9% of Superior's housing stock.

Climate Adaptation Center CEO Robert Bunting, a longtime resident of the area, says there were two catalysts. First, the extended drought gripping the western U.S. "has [had] no parallel in the

Prepare for Higher Energy Prices as the War in Ukraine Wages

By Andrey Dashkov, analyst, Casey Research

The war in Ukraine has begun.

The markets are reacting to the violence as they tend to do… commodities are rising, and stocks are volatile.

Just as the world is recovering from the pandemic, it’s up for another turbulent year.

And as someone who grew up and lived a large part of my life in Eastern Europe, Dave Forest asked me to share my perspective on what’s happening in Ukraine right now.

In short, prepare for higher oil and natural gas prices… and even more inflation in the coming months…

The War in Ukraine to Push Energy Prices Higher

Russia is determined to re-establish itself as a regional power… and it’s unlikely this situation will change soon, or for the better.

That’s because the Russian government isn’t prioritizing economic considerations.

Even the Fed’s Lowball Inflation Measure Goes WOOSH: Fodder for 50-Basis-Point Rate Hike in March

The most reckless Fed ever is still just watching – and fueling – the consequences of 23 months of policy errors as the Inflation Monster gets bigger and bigger.

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.

The Fed’s official yardstick for inflation, the “core PCE” price index, which excludes food and energy and is the lowest lowball inflation measure the US government produces and which understates actual inflation more than any other inflation measure, spiked by another 0.5% in January from December, and by 5.2% year-over-year, the worst inflation spike since April 1983, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis today.

The Fed’s official and inexplicable inflation target is 2%, as measured by this lowest lowball inflation measure. And now even this lowball measure is 2.6 times the Fed’s target:

Commodities, Wars and Elections in 2022

As important as technology and drill results are…

Jurisdictional risk is one of the most important factors to watch in your stock portfolio.

I have discussed this in detail with the +SWAP Line vs. -SWAP Line Nation concept.

Few analysts truly account for it in their models. Why?

Most of the time they are trying to “please” the company and institutional salesmen with favorable write-ups rather than buying stock personally.

For example, do you think a North American publicly listed company with an asset in Russia or Turkey has the same discount rate as an asset in Nevada?

Well, believe it or not, that is the case…

With almost every published analyst from the big banks applying the same 5% discount rate for a project in Russia or Turkey as in Nevada.

Flat out—that’s just insane.

You don’t need an advanced degree in math to know that analysis is wrong.

Having traveled around the globe, worn bulletproof vests, rode in armored cars, and most importantly invest my own money at the same time and price as my research…

I can assure you I take jurisdictional risk more seriously than any other analyst or banker.

Bitcoin May Be Following the Market, But It Won’t Last

By Teeka Tiwari

If you’re a longtime reader, you know one of the reasons I love owning bitcoin is because it improves your overall portfolio performance.

For most of its existence, bitcoin has been uncorrelated to the markets. In other words, its movements aren’t tied to the stock market or overall business cycles.

And research has backed that up…

For example, a 2020 study by Bitwise Asset Management concluded that allocating 1–10% of your portfolio to bitcoin gives better risk-adjusted returns than holding just stocks and bonds.

That’s why I call bitcoin Wall Street’s “Holy Grail.”

By that, I mean it’s an asset that performs well under diverse market conditions while lowering volatility across your entire portfolio.

But recently, we’ve seen bitcoin start to move in the same direction as stocks – particularly high-growth tech stocks.

Since the beginning of the year, the market has treated these two assets as one and the same…

Who Will Blink First?

By James Rickards

You’re certainly familiar with the Freedom Convoy in Canada by now. About a month ago, the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, imposed another vax requirement on Canadian and U.S. truckers entering Canada.

This was a mandatory vax requirement. Those who did not have the vax had to quarantine for two weeks on arrival in Canada. Many truckers live from job to job and are highly opportunistic when it comes to bidding on jobs. They self-organize in terms of destinations and the ability to pick up and drop off multiple loads in one trip.

Any sort of quarantine effectively puts them out of business, so the truckers had every reason to oppose the mandates. Their livelihoods are at stake.

Russian government and central bank agree to treat Bitcoin as currency

By Arnold Kirimi

Cryptocurrency transactions of more than 600,000 rubles (roughly $8,000) will have to be declared; otherwise, it could be considered a criminal act.

Russian government and central bank agree to treat Bitcoin as currencyNEWS

The government and central bank in Russia have reached an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Russia’s government and central bank are now working on a draft law that will define crypto as an “analogue of currencies” rather than digital financial assets set to be launched on Feb. 18. Cryptocurrencies would function in the legal industry only if they have complete identification through the banking system or licensed intermediaries.

Kommersant noted that Bitcoin (BTC) transactions and possession of cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation are not prohibited; however, they must be done through a “digital currency exchange organizer” (a bank) or a peer-to-peer exchange licensed in the country.