Perception Management. This is what we are seeing right now. I also believe that in the next couple of months REALITY will replace illusion.

Here in the USA, we have become accustomed to instant gratification. We expect everything to play out as planned and when things get delayed many give up and move on- or become complacent hoping for the best.

I believe that anyone who is complacent right now may regret it in the near future.

Money “printing” is taking place to keep bond yields from skyrocketing and to prop up asset prices (mostly stocks, bonds, and real estate).

Unfortunately, this is just an illusion that can only be maintained until the “printing” gets so far out of hand that even the interest on the (something for nothing) debt cannot be paid without going even deeper into debt. We are there!

Many are asking why oil has not spiked up as anticipated at the beginning of the war in Iran. Many others believe that this is a temporary spike and things will get back to normal soon. The propaganda stations are reinforcing that belief. In reality, there was significant supply that was on hand and actually, many ships were already at sea that had oil. It has also been reported that the USA is draining our strategic reserves. This is fine in the short term but if this situation is not resolved VERY shortly oil prices could skyrocket. The suppression of the oil price by draining reserves and going through existing stockpiles is NOT a fix. It is a temporary reprieve. In fact, the Federal Reserve came out earlier this week and WARNED about higher oil prices and the economic damage it could invoke.

The same could be said for fertilizer. Some farmers had already bought fertilizers for this year’s planting, but many did not. They say that 70% of farmers cannot afford all the fertilizer they need. This is on top of 64% of the USA in some level of drought and the worst winter wheat harvest since 1972. While store shelves are still well stocked there should be some major concern for future supplies. This could be a disaster that is caused by massive human error. The Fed also warned just yesterday about future food supply concerns. Many times, we have seen in the past that they report things so they can say “We warned you!”

I believe that all the geopolitical mess we find ourselves in is likely linked to the Epstein files and other shenanigans by those “in charge.” Those files and other information could expose the true characters of our “leaders.” Of course, to manage perception there has to be a diversion. Venezuela, Iran, now Cuba. Of course, there are more reasons like MAJOR donors in Miami that want Cuba overthrown and many MAJOR Zionist donors that want Iran destroyed. Add to that the hurt that is put on China since we took over Venezuela’s oil and are still attempting to control Iran’s oil. There is a saying- Control oil and you control the world. Since the dollar appears to be in its final descent because of decades of mismanagement and weaponization, they need another way to coerce the rest of the world. We can only make so many bombs. Russia and China know that if Iran falls then a lot of economic plans get ruined. In addition, it appears that all of the actions are meant to indirectly impact China- not in a good way.

I believe that anyone who is complacent right now may regret it in the near future.

The most asked question that I am getting now is “Gold is supposed to go higher during war- why is it not?”

The simple answer is that I have NEVER seen a more positive setup for gold- ever. I believe the reason we are seeing some short-term weakness here is that there is some selling taking place for liquidity (buying necessities) and propping up local currencies. At the end of the day gold is a rock. It does one thing- it keeps its purchasing power and is recognized as MONEY globally. It is the ONLY reserve asset held by central banks that has no counterparty risk. It is also the bedrock of the countries that are moving away from the US dollar. Iran, Saudi Arabia, and others are selling oil for Chinese Yuan. They can then exchange that Yuan for real money- GOLD in Shanghai.

Major banks like JP Morgan and others are still holding the belief that gold will finish 2026 at $6000-$8000.00 per ounce. Martin Armstrong, of Armstrong Economics, is warning that his computer (Socrates) is showing a MAJOR escalation in the war cycles going into July. Mr. Armstrong also predicted 2 years ago the war cycles ramping up in 2026-2030. This is important since one of the major bullish signs for gold is geopolitical tensions.

Of course, once the dust settles and the bills come due that is when gold will really shine as “money printing” is needed, the weakened economy recognized, and fear of others not honoring their promises to repay come to the forefront.

While tweets, “money printing” and manipulation are combining to create volatility, and illusion reality may be just around the corner.

Be Prepared!

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