Shaun Newman Podcast #996 - Martin Armstrong
Feb 5, 2026
Martin Armstrong, founder of Armstrong Analytics and creator of the Economic Confidence Model, is a longtime economic forecaster who has advised governments and banks. He discusses long-range cycles, geopolitical impacts on currencies and metals, Alberta independence and currency ideas, and why loss of confidence—not inflation—drives gold and silver moves.
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Called In To Write A Peace Plan
- Martin Armstrong was asked to write a peace plan for Russia and used his back channels to place it on Putin's desk.
- He later received a letter from Trump thanking him for the contribution, confirming it was sanctioned.
Film Suppression And Prison Isolation
- Martin recounts extreme efforts taken to suppress the film about him and interference while he was imprisoned.
- He describes being put in isolation and then released after congressional inquiries intervened.
Why Centralized Policy Breaks Regions
- Centralized monetary policy fails because regional economies need different interest-rate responses.
- Armstrong traces this to the Fed's original regional branches and criticizes one-size-fits-all policies.
