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Month: March 2023

The Old Guy in the Corner of the Room

COMMENT: Marty, I hate to tell you but the reason you saw this coming was that you are old – like me. LOL. Do you realize that the 2007-2008 crisis was 16...

Financial Crisis of 2023

QUESTION #1: Marty, I think your warning about the collapse of leadership in government and the private sector rings true as Ken Griffin, the founder of hedge fund...

PRIVATE BLOG – The Fed, QE & China

PRIVATE BLOG – The Fed, QE & China Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...

Market Talk – March 16, 2023

ASIA:   Asia was an outlier for Zara owner Inditex last year, the only region where profits fell as China faced COVID-19 lockdowns, while profit ballooned in...

PRIVATE BLOG – Crisis in Leadership Inside & Outside Government

PRIVATE BLOG – Crisis in Leadership Inside & Outside Government Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates...

Cash Not Accepted

There once was a time when cash was the undisputed king. Merchants preferred cash payments over credit, and there were often incentives for paying with paper. I...

Potential GOP Presidential Candidates – Spot the Neocons

Can you spot the Neocons? Trump and Biden seem to be alone amongst GOP members in their desire to end America’s role in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Trump said he...

My Warning from 2014

In an interview on May 11, 2014, I explained on USAWatchdog that confidence always outweighs reality. “It’s basically what you believe. There have been all...

PRIVATE BLOG – The New Dynamic in Bailouts

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Market Talk – March 15, 2023

  ASIA: China’s embattled property sector made new progress in its climb out of a months-long slump as official data for January-February on Wednesday...