CBO Issues Dire Forecast for US Debt

March 31, 2025

The US Congressional Budget Office is warning that the federal deficit has hit a point of no return. It is far too late to cut wasteful government spending. Politicians have kicked the can down the road for far too long and left us with a financial system held up through perpetual borrowing that cannot be reversed.

The CBO’s long-term forecast shows the federal deficit rising to 7.3% of GDP by 2055, but the figure is currently at 6.2% as of 2025 and this is an optimistic report. In contrast, the 30-year average from 1995 to 2024 was 3.9% of GDP. Public debt is projected to hit 156% of GDP by 2055, up from the 100% of GDP we face today.

Now the CBO mentioned that Trump’s tariffs could negatively impact the economy but we reached the point of no return years ago. Trump cannot be blamed for the current situation in the least. “Mounting debt would slow economic growth, push up interest payments to foreign holders of U.S. debt and pose significant risks to the fiscal and economic outlook,” the Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2025 to 2055 stated.

The Baby Boomer generation is at or nearing retirement and Social Security benefits are currently at 5.2% of GDP. The CBO believes this will reach 6.1% of GDP in 2055 but fail to recognize the fund is drying up. The Ponzi Scheme will come crashing down.

Interest expenditures alone have hit 3.2% of GDP as America. In 2024, the US spent $881 billion simple to finance its massive debt, and that figure is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035. We spend more on servicing debt than we do on defense spending at this point.

Raising taxes cannot solve this massive issue, but that will not prevent the government from attempting to extort the people to cover their fiscal mismanagement. The government knows it is trapped and will continue to hold off on paying down their debt as long as possible. Worse still, other nations are decreasing their investments in Treasuries as we have seen with China and Russia. Japan is our main buyer now but they have their own colossal problems.

The debt crisis is global. America is far from the only nation facing an outright default, and as I have warned, we will see the pieces crumble one by one with America being the last frontier. This is precisely why Europe wants war because they are attempting to delay the inevitable collapse. Some believe they can confiscate Russian natural resources and save the day, but that is simply neocon fanfiction.

The ECM has pinpointed key turning points in the global economy, and the next phase of this crisis is unfolding right before our eyes. The sovereign debt crisis is inevitable, and as we approach 2028–2032, we will see capital flow away from the West once confidence in government collapses.

Major Cuts to HHS – Spending Has Not Improved America’s Health Crisis

March 31, 2025

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to cut its workforce by a quarter, eliminating 10,000 positions. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to gut the entire agency in his effort to Make America Healthy Again, vowing that eliminating excess bureaucracy will allow the agency “to do more with less.”

The agency plans to cut $11 billion in public health funding, and while Kennedy admits there will be a “painful period” ahead, one must look at the numbers and realize that these inflated agencies have not led to improved health care. “All of that money,” Kennedy said of the department’s $1.7 trillion yearly budget, “has failed to improve the health of Americans.”

America is one of the sickest nations in the developed world. Critics believe that these cuts will damage public health, but America is spending nearly 18% of its GDP on health care initiatives without results. The average American will not live to see 80 years of age. The average life expectancy stands around 76.4 years, according to the CDC, with women living an average of 79.3 years and men expiring sooner at 73.5. Those figures have been steadily declining each year. In comparison, the global average is 82.5 years.

The US ranks 32 out of 38 OCED nations for life expectancy. Yet, the US spends far more per capita on health compared to other developed nations. In 2023, America spent $13,432 per capita. In comparison, Switzerland and Germany, the second and third highest spenders, only pay a bit over $7,000 per capita and have healthier populations.

Young Americans (25-29) are dying at a rate 3X higher than their peers in advanced economies. Kennedy’s main platform has been to speak on behalf of the children of America, who are facing increased risks of illness compared to past generations. Kennedy claims 66% of children suffer from some form of a health condition, with other estimates putting this figure closer to 40%.

The Biden Administration increased the health department budget by 38% and inflated the workforce by 17%. Additional funding did not address the root causes of America’s health epidemic. Kennedy plans to consolidate 28 divisions into 15, and will cut regional offices from 10 to 5. A more cohesive agency will provide a “new era of responsiveness and a new era of effectiveness,” as we cannot continue funding measures that are not producing results.

The Danger of Traveling with Gold

March 31, 2025

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Two men were pulled over while driving on I-20 in Texas, carrying $250,000 worth of gold bars. US law permits and encourages law enforcement to confiscate assets. Civil asset forfeiture enables the government to simply seize assets and declare that the owner is guilty of money laundering before any due process occurs.

“We have to be able to prove what that criminal activity was, in other words how they got the money that they laundered. A lot of times that’s hard when your case starts with a traffic stop,” DA Tonda Curry said. Officers and drug sniffing dogs searched the men and their vehicle but found nothing aside from the gold. Curry initially attempted to pin the men with money laundering charges but could not make a case. The DA then determined that the men were involved in some criminal organization “that defrauds the elderly with investment-type scams.”

Since they were instantly charged with a crime, the law permitted the officers to confiscate the gold. “So he can’t give it back to them and let them go on down the road, it’s not theirs,” the DA explained, saying that charging the men with a civil case would be easier to prove than an actual criminal investigation.

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“Even if I can’t say exactly what [crime] it was, why should they be able to profit off of it? Why should it not go back into fighting crime in our communities?” Curry said.

Civil asset forfeiture is blatant legal theft. The lawyers for the men received 24 oz of the stolen gold, and the county confiscated the rest that was worth an estimated $195,000.

“For a small county like ours, it’s a big, big relief for the taxpayers,” she said. “Even if I can’t say exactly what [crime]  it was, why should they be able to profit off of it? Why should it not go back into to fighting crime in our communities?”

The entire premise of civil forfeiture is that the government can seize your assets without even charging you with a crime, let alone convicting you in a court of law. The government deploys law enforcement to act as their mob collectors, and again, no crime needs to be committed. This happens regularly, and the person who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time is immediately GUILTY until proven innocent. They have taken people off trains, planes, traffic stops– you name it–and accused them of criminal activity. If the government finds you with a tangible asset they want, they can take it from you, and it is then your responsibility and obligation to prove that you did not commit a crime.

The government has openly taken gold, cash, homes, cars, and even businesses in the name of money laundering, or in this case, an unnamed crime that they did not need to prove because the men happened to be Chinese nationals. So they stole a quarter-million from them and deported them back to China, then cheered that the funds would help the local government.

Law enforcement agencies no longer act as protectors of the public but as revenue collectors, seizing property from people who, in many cases, have done nothing wrong.

The Tyranny of Centralized Government

March 31, 2025

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For centuries, the main reason no government has ever survived its own greed for money and power is that whoever is in power at present constantly assumes that this time it is different—they are in charge. Communities rise from humble beginnings and expand into formal governments that seek to become nation-states, often absorbing the communities around them. When they emerge as a nation, they will typically seek to expand further into empires. To maintain that lofty position, they will inevitably become authoritarian when they feel that power slipping away.

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Thomas Paine (1737-1809), whom the British hated because he wrote Common Sense, finally influenced the American colonists to rise up against the abuse of the king and centralized government in England, which they called – no taxation without representation. Thomas explained that those in power bathe themselves in glory and power and quickly forget that they are not the sovereign of the nation – that is, the people. Pasine ex[planned:

“Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions.”

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Home Rule in the United States is becoming a severe abuse of power by tyrannical state governments seeking to grab power from municipal governments, often being “bribed” by real estate developers who don’t want to have to comply with local zoning regulations and approvals from municipalities. This is the very same tyranny that led to the American Revolution – no taxation without representation. They are seeking to tax local residents, but then say they have no right because some developer has “donated” to someone’s campaign to ruin a local commodity by overriding local zoning regulations put in place by local residents. Any politician who makes such a motion in a state legislature should be compelled to disclose ALL donations and promises of future contributions or job offers. To submit such a motion with a conflict of interest should result in disbarment from ever holding public office and 20 years in prison. It is time this corruption ends – NOW!

Forty of the 50 states apply some form of the principle known as Dillon’s Rule, which says that local governments may exercise only powers that the state grants explicitly to them, to determine the bounds of a municipal government’s legal authority. Dillon resigned from the bench and became a professor of law at Columbia University from 1879 to 1882. This is outrageous and tyrannical, contrary to the very principles on which the American Revolution was fought. This theory of state preeminence over local municipal governments was expressed as Dillon’s Rule in an 1868 Iowa State case:

“Municipal corporations owe their origin to, and derive their powers and rights wholly from, the legislature. It breathes into them the breath of life, without which they cannot exist. As it creates, so may it destroy. If it may destroy, it may abridge and control”.

Clinton v Cedar Rapids and the Missouri River Railroad, (24 Iowa 455; 1868)(Per Curiam.)

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However, against this tyrannical decision stands the Cooley Doctrine, often referred to as the Doctrine of Home Rule.  This doctrine upheld the spirit of the American Revolution as it recognized an inherent right to local self-determination, which should be a human right. In a concurring opinion, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Thomas M. Cooley in 1871 stated:

“local government is a matter of absolute right; and the state cannot take it away”.

In the treatise Municipal Corporations (1872), Dillon contended that the power of states is unlimited, with the only restrictions under the state or federal constitutions. He wrote that municipalities only have the powers expressly granted to them by the state. Therefore, in a typical tyrant of centralized power like the King of England in 1776, the power of a municipality’s very existence rested upon the state’s authority. This formulation of the municipal power scope became known as “Dillon’s Rule.” It is clearly one-sided and seeks to expand the power of a state over all municipalities. Then the King was right, the American colonists should have shut up and jumped as high as the king commanded. Overlooked is that these municipalities in the 13 colonies pre-existed the states. He advocated a usurpation of local power, and that is the very power grab that has destroyed every form of government for thousands of years.

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One of the best examples of this abuse of power is probably Russia. Lenin, although communist, was copying the United States whereas the individual republics would retain their individual culture and sovereignty. Sensing there would be a future political crisis, Lenin’s Testament became a document dictated in late 1922 and early 1923. Lenin proposed changes to the structure of the Soviet governing bodies and criticised Bolshevik leaders Zinoviev, Kamenev, Trotsky, Bukharin, Pyatakov, and Stalin. He warned of the possibility of a split developing in the party leadership between Trotsky and Stalin. Lenin also suggested that Joseph Stalin be removed from his position as General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party’s Central Committee. Stalin seized power upon Lenin’s death and carried out in Russia the equivalent of Dillon’s Rule. He stripped all the republics of their independence and sovereignty and established a centralized power in Moscow that eliminated all local municipal rule and autonomy. This is what is being carried out right now at the state level in the USA – both blue and red states.

Moody Justice William HenryThe Supreme Court of the United States cited Municipal Corporations and fully adopted Dillon’s emphasis on state power over municipalities in Hunter v. Pittsburgh, 207 U.S. 161 (1907) written by Justice William Henry Moody (1853–1917), a Progressive appointed by Teddy Roosevelt, believing in the supreme power of government. The Progressive Justice Moody upheld the power of Pennsylvania to consolidate the city of Allegheny into the city of Pittsburgh, despite the objections of a majority of Allegheny’s residents. The Court’s ruling held that states could alter or even abolish at will the charters of municipal corporations without infringing upon contract rights, relying upon Dillon’s distinction between public, municipal corporations and private ones. However, the Court did not prevent states from passing legislation or amending their constitutions to explicitly allow home rule.

This constitutional allowance was reiterated in Trenton v. New Jersey, 262 U.S. 182 (1923), where the Supreme Court held that:

“In the absence of state constitutional provisions safeguarding it to them, municipalities have no inherent right of self-government which is beyond the legislative control of the state, but are merely departments of the state, with powers and privileges such as the state has seen fit to grant, held and exercised subject to its sovereign will”.

Stalin vs Jefferson

These decisions are anti-democratic and are purely the way governments always behave to usurp supreme power, leading to their self-destruction.  Neither of these decisions dealt with the fact of local taxation or zoning. What is taking place now is the attempt at usurpation of power by centralized government in the spirit of Joseph Stalin rather than Thomas Jefferson. You bought a house in a particular municipality for the quality of the local school, the local zoning ensuring it remains residential, and because of property taxes. States think that they can usurp local power, take bribes from developers, and overrule local residents, denying them Due Process of Law, which is the cornerstone of freedom, including the right to be heard.

The U.S. Supreme Court articulated that due process includes the right to be heard as early as 1908 in the case of Londoner v. City and County of Denver, 210 U.S. 373 (1908). In this decision, the Court ruled that property owners must be given an opportunity to present objections before a tax assessment could be imposed, emphasizing that due process requires “an opportunity to be heard at some stage of the proceedings.”

However, the principle was further solidified and expanded in later cases. Notably, in Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970), the Court held that due process mandates a pre-termination hearing for individuals facing the loss of government benefits, reinforcing the right to be heard in administrative contexts. While earlier cases like Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108, 111 U.S. 701 (1884) touched on notice and hearing requirements, Londoner is often cited as the foundational case explicitly linking due process to the right to present one’s case. This stems from the Bible and Genesis. God summons Cain after he murders Abel, and when he already knew he had killed his brother, God directly confronts him and affords him the right to be heard, asking, “Where is your brother Abel?” This inquiry reflects the very foundation of Due Process of Law. Did he murder him? Was it in self-defense?  These states are stripping local communities of their most fundamental right to be represented in their local community. I grew up, and my town allowed bars. The next town was a “dry” town. Residents have a right to make those decisions, and the state has no moral authority to overrule that.

CAN A MUNICIPALITY SECEDE FROM A STATE?

Prior to 1820, the area now known as Maine was part of Massachusetts, referred to as the “District of Maine.” Frustration had built up because the state of Massachusetts was the Federalist stronghold, and they had been pro-British. Thus, their lack of support during crises like the War of 1812 led to the Separation Process. Maine held a statehood referendum in 1819, with voters approving separation from Massachusetts, which finally consented to the split, and Maine drafted its constitution. The role of the Missouri Compromise (1820) was interesting because Congress admitted Maine as a free state under the Missouri Compromise, which balanced it with Missouri’s entry as a slave state to maintain the Union’s free/slave state equilibrium. Hence, Maine officially became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820, marking its peaceful separation from Massachusetts.

  1. Kentucky (1792): Originally part of Virginia, it was ceded to the federal government and admitted as a separate state. While not a direct “split” in the same political context as Maine or West Virginia, it originated from Virginia’s territory.
  2. Tennessee (1796): Formed from land ceded by North Carolina to the federal government, which later became the Southwest Territory before statehood. Like Kentucky, this was a territorial transition rather than a direct split.

The Dakota Territory was established in 1861, covering present-day North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. On November 2, 1889, it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota as part of the U.S. government’s push to admit western territories as states. The division was driven by political and economic factors, including railroad interests and balancing congressional representation.

In the United States, the ability of a municipality to secede from its state is a complex legal issue governed by constitutional principles and state laws. This is my view:

  1. Constitutional Framework:
    • U.S. Constitution: Article IV, Section 3 stipulates that no new state may be formed within an existing state’s jurisdiction without the consent of both the affected state legislature and Congress. This implies that municipal secession would require similar approvals if it results in creating a new state or altering state boundaries.
    • Supreme Court Precedent: In Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1868), the Court ruled that states cannot unilaterally secede from the Union. While this case addressed state secession, it underscores the principle that territorial integrity is protected, extending by analogy to municipalities. This held that the Confederate States were always still part of the Union, and it was obviously self-serving.
  2. State Authority:
    • Most state constitutions outline processes for creating, altering, or dissolving municipalities, but seceding from the state itself is typically not addressed.
    • A municipality seeking to secede would likely need explicit approval from the state legislature, potentially through a constitutional amendment or specific legislation.
  3. Practical Considerations:
    • Historical Examples: There are a few instances of successful municipal secession. Proposals (e.g., parts of Colorado seeking to join neighboring states, or Staten Island’s attempts to leave New York City) often face legal and political hurdles.
    • Political Challenges: Secession requires consensus among local residents, state lawmakers, and federal authorities, making it politically contentious and rarely achievable.
  4. Conclusion:
    • Legally Possible? Yes, but only with consent from the state legislature and Congress, per Article IV.
    • Realistically Feasible? Extremely unlikely due to procedural complexities, political opposition, and historical precedent favoring territorial continuity.

In summary, while municipal secession is theoretically possible under strict constitutional conditions, practical implementation is highly improbable without unprecedented cooperation across multiple levels of government.

Conch Republic

In Florida, Key West humorously attempted to “secede” from the United States in 1982, an event now famously known as the creation of the Conch Republic. The U.S. Border Patrol set up a roadblock and immigration checkpoint on the only highway connecting the Florida Keys to the mainland, causing severe traffic delays and economic harm to tourism. Since you had to prove you were an American to leave Key West, the Fed made it seem you were not part of the USA. On April 23, 1982, Key West officials declared “independence” as the Conch Republic, completing a mock secession ceremony. Mayor Dennis Wardlow “surrendered” to a naval officer and demanded $1 billion in “foreign aid” to rebuild. The Gesture was a smash hit in Miami. The secession was a satirical protest, not a legal attempt. It aimed to draw attention to the checkpoint’s negative impact and advocate for its removal.

The stunt garnered national media coverage, and the checkpoint was eventually lifted. The Conch Republic remains a beloved symbol of local identity, celebrated annually with festivals. There are restaurants still named the Conch Republic – the symbolism of what America was all about – FREEDOM! While Key West never legally seceded, the event was a creative and successful protest that highlighted community concerns while embracing a whimsical spirit.

States are Grabbing Power to our Destruction

This is not a whimsical protest anymore. States are seeking dictatorial power and eradicating the Due Process Rights of their citizens. This is as bad as what Stalin did to Russia, stripping the republics of their sovereignty that Lenin promised. This is the backdrop to rising civil unrest and the ultimate separation of the United States, as every empire has collapsed throughout history. The United States, Europe, and Canada, for that matter, are all feeling oppressed by a centralized government. Under the parliamentary system, the people have no due process right to vote for who will be the head of state. We are witnessing this even in Florida, and these oppressive power grabs are undermining the very foundation of our communities and nation.

We need DOGE at the State Levels as well!!!!!

NBC Has the Tape Proving Oswald was Not the Killer of JFK

March 30, 2025

 

QUESTION: We all know that you are friends with Anna Paulina Luna and that you endorsed her. That suggests she must be the real deal since I do not recall you endorsing anyone, even Trump. So what’s up? She dropped a bombshell on FOX that NBC has a tape proving Oswald could not have been the shooter.

Care to chime in?

PJ

ANSWER: I like to meet people face to face, not just shake hands at a cocktail party. In law, one of the first things they teach you is never to joke in court because when the transcript comes out, all that is recorded are the words: “Ya, and I killed JFK, too.”  You can say that being sarcastic, but reading just the words, it looks like you confessed. I need to look into someone’s eyes, for they never lie. It is not just words; it is also how those words are said. We are in this stupid war supporting Ukrainian Neo-Nazis all because the CIA protected them because they were killing Russians, Jews, and Polish, but at least they were killing Russians so that made it all OK.

Anna has a fire in her belly. I said that to her face. She is honest and passionate. That is why Trump handed her this commission. She was not selected for some political payback BS.  She is determined to get to the truth. I can vouch for that.

She will follow the evidence. Yet, she truly cares about the country and wants to keep us out of Europe’s World War III desires. She knows my advice: get out of NATO ASAP. NATO is claiming it can defeat Russia without the USA.

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Because of this, the Democrats are trying to raise a war chest to defeat her and keep the corrupt Deep State status quo. Many are now realizing she is worth supporting. They just oppose Trump, yet have no actual alternative to offer, but keep the corruption in place, protecting the Deep State. As I have said, I also knew Arlan Spector, the Democratic Senator who came up with the magic bullet theory to cover up the JFK shooting. He lived a few doors from me on the beach.

The Democrats are trapped by their own stupidity, still pushing transgender and WOKE. Even the pardons with an autopen are unbelievable. Biden couldn’t have taken the time to sign these pardons personally? Even Bill Maher has called these Democrats brats.

The Progressive Europeans are doing the same as the Democrats – shutting down free speech when it criticizes their politics. At least Italy’s Meloni cautions EU on US trade war, won’t send troops to Ukraine. She was the ONLY European leader to attend Trump’s Inauguration. At least the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, a socialist, has finally agreed with her right-wing counterparts that mass migration into Europe is a significant threat to the continent’s way of life.

At what point does the country come before loyalty to your political party?

 

Time the Last Frontier

March 30, 2025

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QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I have followed Socrates for over a year now. I was told by friends you run the most unbiased site in the industry. I greatly appreciate how objective it really has been. What I am dumbfounded by is how, with the tension now with Iran and Trump’s ultimatum to Iran, even things like this take place when Socrates projects months in advance. I don’t want the code. You were willing to give your life to protect that. Can you give us a hint at how Socrates can see things nobody else does?

A most respectful convert

MM

ANSWER: I believe that pressure is building within the system, and it is that pressure that compels people to react. The computer forecasts that pressure, not some order that Trump may or may not sign. Trump is compelled to take action because of the pressure. The computer tells us when that pressure will reach a turning point that compels a response.

We have lost the knowledge that existed before the Dark Ages. There is a mysterious force that many do not wish to acknowledge even exists because they cannot see everything simultaneously and connect the dots. I am working hard to deliver two books, which I hope will be my legacy and what I leave behind. I have tried my damndest to defeat my own computer, and I have always failed. The sequel to the movie on me, The Forecaster, may be out by May. I was asked a tricky question, understanding that the forecasts are not my personal opinion. The question was:

How does it feel to live through your own forecasts?

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They have been filming me at every conference since 2011. So they have recorded all the forecasts, including me standing up in 2011 and forecasting that the War Cycle would begin in 2014.


Here is the first draft of the Prologue to the book on the business cycle and the Economic Confidence Model. I am working hard to complete it.

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Trump Delivers Ultimatum to Iran & Rejects Putins Offer for the Uraine

March 29, 2025

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President Donald Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, seeking a new deal with Tehran to restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear program and replace the agreement that Trump withdrew America from during his first term in office. The letter essentially gave the choice to negotiate or he would take military action. The deadline was 2 months, which puts us square into May, which the computer has been targeting for the past year.

Trump has said: “We have a situation with Iran that something’s going to happen very soon. Very, very soon.” He added: “Hopefully we can have a peace deal, … I’m not speaking out of strength or weakness. I’m just saying I’d rather see a peace deal than the other. But the other will solve the problem.”

 

Meanwhile, I believe Putin made a very reasonable compromise that Trump rejected. Putin argued that Ukraine’s constitutional legitimacy is in question due to the expiration of Vladimir Zelensky’s presidential term last year and the lack of elections since, rendering all of his government’s claims to authority invalid. The Ukrainian people should vote and any negotiation of Zelensky I too would call into question especially because I believe he was part of the Neo-Nazi movement pretending to be Christian before he was elected. Even joked about confiscating assets from Jews and Russians. My Jewish friend in Israel says he is not Jewish. I believe he has said he is Jewish to cover up his past, like George Soros.  Sorry, I disagree with Trump. Perhaps those in the intelligence service are hiding Zelensky’s real past. Putin said:

“Presidential elections weren’t held… under the constitution, all officials are appointed by the president. If he himself is illegitimate, then so is everyone else.”

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I think Zelensky should be removed. The United Nations should step in as the caretaker and allow elections. Putin should then agree to a ceasefire if the UN is in charge. The real ELECTED president should then negotiate, NOT Zelensky. When he was elected, he promised peace, but he has done everything exactly the opposite of what he promised. Zelensky defrauded the Ukrainian people. He ran on peace and, assuming the election was not rigged, as some argue, the Ukrainian people voted for peace. Let them speak NOW! Remove Zelensky, Mr. Trump – let’s get real. You should know what the Neocons do. Apply the same strategy to Ukraine.

REMOVE Zelensky NOW!

Even CNN reported that Zelensky’s win inspired hope in Russia for the end of the war. CNN wrote:

“The Kremlin saw Zelensky’s predecessor, outgoing President Petro Poroshenko, as representing the “party of war,” and the election results in Ukraine were greeted by official Russia with what could be described as cautious hope for a reboot in relations.”

BE AWARE OF MAY

Market Talk – March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

Market Talk 2017

ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 decreased 679.64 points or -1.80% to 37,120.33
• Shanghai decreased 22.44 points or -0.67% to 3,351.31
• Hang Seng decreased 152.20 points or -0.65% to 23,426.60
• ASX 200 increased 13.00 points or 0.16% to 7,982.00
• SENSEX decreased 191.51 points or -0.25% to 77,414.92
• Nifty50 decreased 72.60 points or -0.31% to 23,519.35
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00162 or -0.26% to 0.62866
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00228 or -0.40% to 0.57162
• USDJPY decreased 1.09 or -0.72% to 149.955
• USDCNY increased 0.00012 or 0.00% to 7.26842
The above data was collected around 14:46 EST.
Precious Metals:
•  Gold increased 21.83 USD/t oz. or 0.71% to 3,077.49
•  Silver decreased 0.45 USD/t. oz. or -1.31% to 33.976
The above data was collected around 14:50 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
•  CAC 40 decreased 74.03 points or -0.93% to 7,916.08
•  FTSE 100 decreased 7.27 points or -0.08% to 8,658.85
•  DAX 30 decreased 217.22 points or -0.96% to 22.461.52
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00225 or 0.21% to 1.08240
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00117 or -0.09% to 1.29372
• USDCHF increased 0.00022 or 0.02% to 0.88190
The above data was collected around 14:53 EST.

US/AMERICAS:

US Market Closings:

  • Dow declined 715.8 or -1.69% to 41,583.9
  • S&P 500 declined 112,37 points or -1.97% to 5,580.94
  • Nasdaq declined 481.04 points or -2.7% to 17,322.99
  • Russell 2000 declined 42.42 points or -2.05% to 2,2023.27

 

Canada Market Closings:

  • TSX Composite declined 401.91 points or -1.6% to 24,759.15
  • TSX 60 declined 25.03 points or 1.66% to 1,485.78

 

Brazil Market Closing:

  • Bovespa declined 1,179.7 points or -0.89% to 131,969.05
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
•  Crude Oil decreased 0.676 USD/BBL or -0.97% to 69.244
•  Brent decreased 0.445 USD/BBL or -0.60% to 73.585
•  Natural gas increased 0.1311 USD/MMBtu or 3.34% to 4.0561
•  Gasoline decreased 0.0104 USD/GAL or -0.46% to 2.2313
•  Heating oil decreased 0.0199 USD/GAL or -0.87% to 2.2611
The above data was collected around 14:53 EST.
•  Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (3.34%), Canola (2.09%), Palm Oil (2.48%) and Cocoa (0.99%)
•  Top commodity losers: Rubber (-1.55%), Orange Juice (-5.47%), Oat (-1.57%) and Zinc (-1.46%)
The above data was collected around 15:00 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.5540% (-3.76bp), US 2’s 3.91% (-0.088%), US 10’s 4.2560% (-11bps); US 30’s 4.63% (-0.095%), Bunds 2.7290% (-4.45bp), France 3.4340% (-3.15bp), Italy 3.8480% (-2.9bp), Turkey 31.33% (+25bp), Greece 3.560% (-4bp), Portugal 3.241% (-2.9bp); Spain 3.357% (-3.55bp) and UK Gilts 4.7110% (-7.95bp)
The above data was collected around 15:02 EST.
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