Join Us at the 2023 World Economic Conference in Orlando, Florida!

? Dates: November 17, 18, and 19 ? Location: Orlando, Florida, USA (or tune in from home with our virtual ticket options)

Are you ready to unlock the future of economics and finance? Prepare for an unforgettable World Economic Conference experience in sunny Orlando, Florida! This premier event is your gateway to insights, networking, and valuable resources that will supercharge your understanding of the global economy.

?️ What’s Included for In-Person Attendees:

1. Event Admission: Enjoy reserved seating assigned based on the order of ticket sales, ensuring you have a prime view of every presentation.
2. Presentation Slides: Gain access to the presentation slides from all speakers, allowing you to delve deeper into the topics discussed.
3. Video Recording: Can’t make it to a session? No worries! You’ll receive access to video recordings of all conference presentations, so you can catch up at your convenience.
4. WEC Event App: Connect with the conference on a whole new level. Access presentation slides, bonus reports, recordings, and more via the official WEC Event App.
5. Bonus Conference Materials: Get a package of bonus conference-related materials, including exclusive bonus reports and videos (as provided by Martin Armstrong).
6. Morning Information Sessions: Don’t miss out on important morning information sessions, screened on-site in the meeting room on Saturday and Sunday.
7. Networking Opportunities: Exclusive access to the Event App Networking Feature allows you to connect with fellow attendees, both in-person and virtual, fostering valuable professional relationships.
8. Culinary Delights: Savor delicious breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, prepared to keep you energized throughout the day.
9. Cocktail Reception: Kick off the conference in style at our Friday evening cocktail reception. Meet and mingle with fellow attendees while enjoying refreshing drinks.
10. Swag Bag: As a token of our appreciation, each in-person attendee will receive a swag bag filled with goodies, including an Armstrong Economics notebook, pen, and an event collector’s mug!

Unable to travel? We also have two different ticket options for those wishing to attend virtually! 

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a global gathering of economic and financial minds. Secure your spot at the World Economic Conference in Orlando, Florida, and gain the knowledge, connections, and resources you need to thrive in the world of finance and economics.

Space is limited, so act now and reserve your seat! Visit our Events page to register and join us in sunny Orlando this November.

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The second edition of “The Plot to Seize Russia – The Untold History” is now available for purchase in paperback and hardcover on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The ebook will be available shortly.

Book description:

“Take care of Russia,” Boris Yeltsin said as he departed his presidency in August 1999. These words were directed at current Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Yeltsin specifically picked Putin as his predecessor to prevent the takeover of Russia.

So, who was Yeltsin warning against? Newly declassified documents from the Clinton Administration prove that there was a plot to rig the Russian election of 2000. These never-before-seen documents confirm numerous attempts to implement pro-Western policies using the Russian oligarchy headed by Boris Berezovsky.

On the other side were the communists who desired a return to the glory days of the Soviet Union. As one of the largest international hedge fund managers, author Martin Armstrong found himself in the middle of perhaps the greatest espionage, or attempt at a regime change for Russia, in modern history.

The Plot to Seize Russia pulls back the curtain to expose the most extraordinary attempt to seize power in modern history, but with the pen rather than armies. These declassified documents reveal a plot that has altered our thinking about the relations between the United States and Russia. The thirst for power comes seething through every line of these papers that alter our perception of reality, change the course of history, and now threaten us with World War III.

Governments always begin with taxation because it is the most straightforward and politically acceptable means of raising revenue, yet history has shown repeatedly that when deficits expand beyond control, taxation alone is never sufficient and the system begins to evolve into something far more intrusive. The United States is now running persistent deficits exceeding $1 trillion annually, with the Congressional Budget Office projecting deficits remaining above that level for the foreseeable future as interest payments alone approach or exceed defense spending, and once debt servicing becomes one of the largest line items in government expenditure, the pressure to find new sources of revenue intensifies dramatically.

At that stage, policymakers begin to explore alternatives that were once considered politically impossible, including wealth taxes, unrealized gains taxes, financial transaction taxes, and exit taxes, all of which are increasingly discussed in mainstream policy circles rather than on the fringe. Recent proposals in the United States have floated taxing unrealized capital gains for high-net-worth individuals, while globally we are seeing similar movements, such as Norway increasing wealth taxes and subsequently witnessing an exodus of wealthy residents, or France historically attempting wealth taxation only to reverse course after capital flight accelerated.

The people who control the largest pools of capital are often the most capable of relocating. IRS migration data has consistently shown that higher-income households are disproportionately represented in interstate and international migration flows, with states like California, New York, and Illinois experiencing net outflows of high earners, while lower-tax jurisdictions such as Florida and Texas continue to benefit from inflows.

What emerges from this dynamic is a feedback loop that governments rarely acknowledge. As wealth leaves, the tax burden becomes more concentrated on those who remain, prompting further outflows, which in turn leads to additional policy measures aimed at preventing that capital from escaping. This is where exit taxes and capital controls enter the discussion more aggressively, as governments seek to tax unrealized gains at the point of departure or impose restrictions on the transfer of assets abroad. The United States already has a form of exit tax for individuals renouncing citizenship, and proposals to expand or tighten such measures continue to surface as fiscal pressures grow.

The global environment is shifting in ways that reinforce this trend, with growing discussions about digital currencies and financial transparency initiatives that would allow governments to monitor capital flows in real time. The European Union has advanced frameworks for greater financial reporting and cross-border data sharing, while central bank digital currency development continues worldwide, not for convenience but for visibility and control. Once financial systems become fully digitized, the ability to move capital anonymously or freely diminishes significantly, and the concept of financial mobility itself begins to change.

The objective is no longer simply to collect revenue but to ensure that revenue cannot escape the system.

A newly published peer-reviewed study in Scientific Reports confirmed what many refused to even consider during the height of the COVID narrative—COVID harmed fertility rates. Researchers examined hundreds of men and found that those exposed to COVID-19 showed statistically significant declines in key fertility markers. Total sperm count dropped, progressive motility declined, and DNA fragmentation increased, which is critical because it directly impacts the ability to conceive and carry healthy offspring.

In the longitudinal portion of the study, where they tracked the same men before and after infection, the deterioration was unmistakable. Total sperm count, motility, and quality all declined after infection, while DNA fragmentation rose. In plain terms: the data showed that after COVID, sperm became fewer, slower, and more damaged.

Now this is where the real issue emerges, and it is precisely where governments and institutions become very quiet. We have hard clinical evidence that the virus itself had measurable negative effects on male fertility, and yet, the powers that be are still refusing to prosecute anyone for creating, studying, or “leaking” the virus.

COVID was not simply an “act of nature” as the public was led to believe. There is a growing body of evidence, including congressional investigations and internal communications, showing that gain-of-function research was funded, directly or indirectly, through U.S. agencies and funneled into laboratories studying bat coronaviruses. Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly denied under oath that such funding existed, only for documents later to surface showing that organizations like EcoHealth Alliance had indeed received grants tied to this type of research.

We shut down the global economy, mandated experimental injections, censored dissent, and now we are discovering measurable biological consequences from the virus itself, including potential long-term damage to fertility. Yet those who approved the funding, those who oversaw the research, and those who controlled the narrative have faced no meaningful accountability.

The population has been declining across the developed world long before COVID ever appeared because people no longer have confidence in the future. When you destroy economic stability, when you drive up the cost of living, when young people cannot afford homes or raise families, birth rates fall. That is a natural consequence of economic mismanagement. We have seen this countless times throughout history, from the collapse of Rome to modern Europe.

What COVID did was accelerate a trend that was already in motion, and that is the key point everyone keeps missing. Population decline does not happen overnight from a single event. It unfolds when confidence in the future begins to collapse, and COVID became the catalyst that pushed that process forward far more aggressively than anything we have seen in modern times.

You shut down the global economy, you destroy small businesses, you force people into isolation, and you create widespread uncertainty about health, employment, and stability. That does not inspire people to start families. We saw birth rates decline across multiple developed nations following the lockdown period, and that was entirely predictable. When people do not know if they will have a job next year, or if the world is becoming increasingly unstable, they postpone or abandon the idea of having children altogether.

At the same time, you have to factor in the biological side that is only now beginning to emerge in the data. Studies have already shown that COVID infection itself can reduce sperm quality, lower motility, and increase DNA fragmentation. That introduces another layer to the equation as there is evidence of a physical component that may also be contributing to reduced fertility in some cases. When you combine economic uncertainty with potential biological impacts, the effect on population becomes compounded.

The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary last weekend may have been celebrated in Brussels with their typical propaganda that Orban had established single-party rule in Hungary. The ultimate hypocrisy is that this claimed victory for democracy is celebrating the one-minded globalist party to govern Europe and ultimately the world, which is neither democratic nor accountable to citizens. In Hungary, people could vote for a leader, but in the EU, Ursula never stood for elections.

The people of Hungary did not vote directly for Viktor Orbán. Instead, Hungary operates under a parliamentary system, in which the Prime Minister is elected by Parliament.

The Ursula Von der Leyen directed the European Union to take sides in the Hungarian election and to undermine Orban, who asserted national priorities in disputes with the EU. The EU Commission rigged the Italian elections staging a coup against Berlusconi in Italy because he too opposed centralized control. Speaking on television, Thierry Breton, former European Commissioner for Internal Market, proclaimed that if the European Commission decides that the election in Germany was in some way influenced by foreign interference, they would seek to annul the result of the election in the same way they have just done with the Romanian election. Even the Scottish Independence vote in 2014 was rigged, The people sent in to count the votes were from the EU.

The EU has interfered in the Scottish, Italian, Romanian, Hungarian, and even the German election all to retain power. Ursula even sent in her spies to infiltrate the government. No sooner had Orban conceded defeat than a jubilant President Ursula von der Leyen called for the final coup de grace to national identity and sovereignty: the elimination of nations’ ability to stand against EU policies. So much for democracy.

Ursula did everything to overthrow Orban because of his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his lack of support for Ukraine. Ironically, the EU accused Orban of being authoritarian and corrupt, which seemed to be projecting their agenda on Orban.

Now we will see the unintended consequences of this election. Ursula interfered in the Hungarian election to elect the pro-EU Peter Magyar. He would surrender Hungary’s national dignity and render it subservient to Ursula’s dictatorial commands to achieve the EU’s ultimate exercise of authoritarian power. The EU was refusing to provide billions in funding to Hungary because Orban objected to the war in Ukraine.

Ursula has already given Magyar a list of 27 demands he must meet before she will hand over those billions. She publicly said that the EU needed to “use the momentum now” to consolidate its authoritarian power. She fails to comprehend that this authoritarianism is what will ultimately break the EU into pieces.

Ursula now has the audacity to eliminate the last vestige of national sovereignty, promising from the outset that the EU would never become tyrannical, since nothing would pass unless it was unanimous. She is pushing to eliminate the veto exercised by its member states. She wants absolute dictatorial power by eliminating member states’ control over their domestic policy, ensuring that they are forced to adhere to the priorities and values of the EU majority. This was precisely what Margaret Thatcher warned would be the outcome.

Amazingly, Ursula has flipped everything upside-down. She insists that the EU will now become a dictatorial regime no longer concerned about member state sovereignty. She has publicly stated: “Moving to qualified majority voting in foreign policy is an important way to avoid systemic blockages, as we have seen in the past.”

I have warned that centralized governments are the very reason empires, nations, and city-states have collapsed throughout history. The EU is following the same pattern, and this deliberate rigging of the Hungarian election demonstrates that it is Ursula who seeks dictatorial power – not Orban. Ursula is not just terminating national sovereignty; she is calling for a single European military command, completing a major globalist goal.

In the Peace Plan (Free Download) I wrote to present to President Putin at the request of the White House, I stated that our real enemy was NOT Russia but the EU. We have rejected the insane environmentalist and WOKE agendas of the EU that have destroyed their future and reduced its economic growth to nearly 50% of the United States, wiping out the living standards of Europeans in the years ahead.

The EU has torched the idea of free speech as part of its totalitarian agenda. Not only are member states to be stripped of a veto over centralized policies by unelected people in the halls of the EU, but the same policy is now being applied to individuals.

We are seeing European pressure to impose hate speech, which is opening the door to the denial of free speech. We saw that with COVID, where anyone who objected was silenced and de-platformed.

This is the threat to our American way of life. They seek to eliminate personal rights in the name of equality. That is why everything is headed for disaster as we head into 2032. This push for totalitarianism in the EU is inherently unstable and will ultimately collapse. We have witnessed how the EU has worked relentlessly to dismantle national sovereignty, cultural identity in its member states, and eliminate free speech. Historically, such systems always collapse as they have moved into the final stage of tyranny.

The world is under threat from this globalist agenda of ultimate power. We must take this seriously, for this is the threat of a global governance system of a one-world government posed in the backrooms and hallways from the WEF to the corridors of the EU, seeking to now infect passageways within Washington and Capitol Hill as well.

When Ursula Von der Leyen said she has the “momentum now” for the globalists, the enemy is the EU, and it seeks to spread globalism, no different from Nikita Khrushchev, who once boasted, “We will bury you” as Communism would conquer Capitalism. This is the same thing with a different label, allowing private ownership but regulating and taxing everything while exercising complete and utter control over what you say, where you live, and what you eat.

QUESTION: Marty, I know you taught Socrates how to analyze rather than what. I remember you saying it checks every possible avenue, because you cannot predict what might replace fossil fuels as an energy source in the future. I really am amazed, and I can see why they tried to get you to turn over the code. For nothing on this planet has been able to forecast this Iran war so accurately, right up to the ceasefire and its collapse this week, even with Socrates having a Directional Change.

COVID sent many companies into bankruptcy. Spirit Airlines is reportedly facing potential liquidation as early as this week. The airline is struggling with rising fuel costs and ongoing bankruptcy issues, which have significantly impacted its financial stability. When I looked at the various airline stocks, they, too, are targeting June onward.

Is this what Socrates is doing, checking also the industries dependent on energy that this war has created a crisis?

Robert

PS: Do you think if we all wrote to Trump, he would bring you into that Situation Room to save our country and the world?

ANSWER: Yes, Socrates is correlating so many things that no human analyst could possibly match in 5 minutes, which would take weeks of manual work. I taught it how to analyze. I did not create a neural net and hoped it would figure it out on its own. That approach is why IBM sold Watson for scrap. I cannot explain completely. I did my best to incorporate my personal experiences and knowledge of analysis.

This war is an absolute disaster in so many ways, from economics to geopolitics. Perhaps if everyone wrote a letter to Trump, enough might be able to circumvent the Neocons. Who knows? Yet, behind the headlines, Iran is the largest oil reserve in the world. The Iranian people are certainly among the most educated in the world.

From a youth literacy standard, Iran ranks 9th in the world, with a youth literacy rate exceeding 99%, closing the gender gap and placing it above many developed nations. This is a dramatic increase from 36% in 1979. Ironically, the Islamic Revolutionary Government has educated its youth. When we look at how Iran ranks among countries with Science & Engineering graduates, it ranks 2nd globally, with 31% of its university students in science and engineering fields. Iran’s education system excels at producing literate youth and a high volume of university graduates, particularly in science and engineering.

What our sources are showing is that Netanyahu is single-handedly destroying the image and support for Israel. The polling in the USA of Israel has collapsed among the youth, and this is hitting Congress very hard.  Those who once supported Israel are becoming critics. Every Democrat in the Senate who has their eye on a presidential run in 2028 voted against arms sales to Israel. Thus, some 40 Democrats in the Senate voted to block arms sales to Israel. That has jumped from just 15 last year. In the House, some Democrats are also turning their back on Israel, which was the lunatic fringe 5 years ago.

The holdouts are the Evangelicals and older Republicans living in yesterday. Nevertheless, support for Netanyahu among the American public has significantly eroded, reaching new lows in 2025 and continuing into 2026. A major April 2026 poll by Pew Research highlights this shift, with 59% of U.S. adults now saying they have little or no confidence in Netanyahu to “do the right thing regarding world affairs.” This is a notable increase from 52% in 2025. Only 27% of Americans express trust in his leadership. Overall, favorable views of Israel have also dropped. 60% of U.S. adults now hold an unfavorable view, up from 53% in 2025. In 2022, favorable views stood at 55%.

This negative sentiment is most pronounced among Democrats. Approximately 80% of Democrats now view Israel unfavorably, and 76% lack confidence in Netanyahu. The 58-point partisan gap in Netanyahu’s favorability is the widest ever recorded. I wrote in the Special Report, The Fate of Israel, that even the USA will eventually abandon Israel because of Netanyahu.

Iran is cleverly trying to divide the US from Israel with this latest proposal that they will open the Strait for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Araghchi made the announcement proposing opening the Strait in return for the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Araghchi said in an April 17 post on social media.

“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.” 

As I have said, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are Jewish, and you do NOT send them to negotiate with Iran with the involvement of Israel.  Those who led the Iran negotiations with Vice President JD Vance not only lack the expertise and diplomatic experience needed to secure an agreement, but they are ethnically compromised in the Middle East when this is a religious war. They should be replaced forthwith.

Iran is not stupid. They understand that Trump is trapped by Netanyahu. This is turning back on Netanyahu. The question is will Netanyahu claim they violated the agreement by June to create the image to win reelection.

The nonsense that we cannot allow an Islamic country to have a nuke overlooks that Pakistan has nukes. Just because they are Islamic does not mean that they casually push the button. Like Pakistan, Iran sought nukes as a deterrent against Israel, which also has nukes. The excuse that they will have a nuke is not really the issue. It has always been that their rhetoric to boost their support among their religious following and to suppress their domestic opposition by painting them as supporters of evil. They have been always preaching Death of America and Israel for the last 47 years to retain power. We still see Iran will peak out in early 2027.

COMMENT: Marty, you’re article about using digital tools to control our spending was spot on. Just this week, I had a situation with Coinbase where they would not let me transfer my USDT (Tether) out to buy something!

I had uploaded $12,000 in good U.S. funds from my bank account and then made the trade into the cryptocurrency. After that cleared, I tried to make the transfer out and they sent me a bunch of questions about fraud risk, which I answered. And then, once they determined that I’ve been a customer since 2022 and have had no issues, they still blocked my transfer. They weren’t familiar with the site I was sending the crypto to and didn’t approve it. They said that I could make the transfer after May 2nd. This was on April 2nd. I tried to appeal, but they said, ” No, that the decision is made by the computer, and there’s nothing they (a compliance person) could do.

I removed all my money, closed my account, and opened one on another site. Hopefully I won’t have the same trouble.

Jay

REPLY: This is the new world. Your money is under scrutiny. We are being drive back to barter. I’ll give you a can of beans for corn.

The Banco Central do Brasil has raised gold’s share of reserves from 3.55% to 7.19% in just one year, effectively doubling its exposure and making gold the second-largest reserve asset after the US dollar, while total reserves stand at approximately $358.23 billion and the dollar’s share has declined to about 72%, marking a record low. This is not a marginal adjustment or routine diversification, it is a structural repositioning that reflects a growing unease with sovereign debt markets.

When a central bank reduces dollar exposure while increasing gold holdings, it is not acting randomly but responding to a shift in confidence, and this aligns directly with the broader trend we are witnessing globally as central banks collectively purchased roughly 863 tonnes of gold in 2025 and are expected to remain strong buyers into 2026. The driving forces behind this are not inflation in the traditional sense, but geopolitical fragmentation, the weaponization of reserves, and the realization that sovereign debt levels are no longer sustainable without continued central bank intervention.

Brazil’s move mirrors what we have been warning about for years, which is that capital flows, not trade balances, dictate the strength of currencies, and once confidence begins to erode in government debt, that capital begins to migrate into assets that are not someone else’s liability. Gold fulfills that role because it cannot be printed, defaulted on, or frozen by a foreign government, and this becomes critical in a world where sanctions and financial restrictions are increasingly used as political tools.

The significance of Brazil’s decision is that it is not repatriating gold like France or Germany, but instead reallocating reserves in a way that quietly reduces dependence on the dollar without triggering market disruption. This is often how such transitions begin, as they unfold incrementally until they reach a tipping point. This is not about abandoning the dollar overnight, it is about gradually preparing for a world where confidence in sovereign debt is no longer taken for granted.