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France – A Date with Destiny

QUESTION: Marty, I just have to complement you on Socrates. You created the only unbiased forecast of geopolitical issues and the economy with no partisan spin. Do...

The Black Sea Is Becoming Uninsurable

The Black Sea is rapidly becoming too dangerous for international commerce. Commercial vessels have been attacked near Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Russia within...

Trucking Bankruptcies

At least 16 trucking, delivery, and transportation companies entered bankruptcy proceedings between late August and September 21. These filings extend across...

The Energy Crisis Is Making Travel More Expensive

Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary says jet fuel is now about 50% more expensive than before the Iran war and expects those elevated costs to persist for another 12 to...

Market Talk – October 8, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 993.60 points or -1.42% to 69,042.11 • Shanghai decreased 30.29 points or...

Debt Crisis Reflected in Bond Market

The bond market is beginning to expose what governments have desperately tried to hide. Britain’s 30-year yield has now reached 6.036%, the highest since...

The Fed Does Not Control Your Mortgage

The average 30-year mortgage has jumped to 7.49%, the highest since November 2023. This is happening while everyone continues to obsess over what the Federal...

The Fed Cannot Bring Back the Pandemic Housing Market

QUESTION: My realtor says the Fed is keeping rates high until the November midterms to punish Trump. He insists inflation has subsided and expects another rate cut...

Merz – Follow the Money

Merz, former BlackRock chairman in Germany, I believe has a serious conflict of interest. I know, people point out that he is the grandson of Nazi party official,...

Plagues & Election Cycle?

Hurry up – We need a new Pandemic for another Lockdown to Justify Mail-in Ballots...