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Copper Hoarding

Copper prices are near record highs with spot prices above $11,000 per ton. Grid expansion projects and data centers are copper-intensive, The supply chain in...

US Retail Spending in October Revised Down

October retail sales were flat following a downwardly revised 0.1% rise in September, missing expectations yet again. This is precisely the type of number that gets...

Mamdani’s Socialist Logic

Mamdani: "Free buses means that less bus drivers will get assauIted so the buses will become safer" pic.twitter.com/SilMHJZUAx — End Wokeness...

Is Rep. Marilyn Strickland Advocating WWIII by Her Incompetence to Hold Office?

  People who ask me if I would ever run for politics or accept a position the answer is ABSOLUTELY no way because if it was me testifying before Marilyn...

Market Talk – December 17, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 128.99 points or 0.26% to 49,512.28 • Shanghai increased 45.466 points or...

Lagarde: Europe Faces “Existential Crisis”

Christine Lagarde is now warning that Europe faces an “existential crisis” unless urgent reforms are enacted. What she is really admitting is that Europe has...

Delayed October and November Nonfarm Payrolls in USA

Payrolls in the US declined by 105,000 in October, followed by a 64,000 uptick in November, according to the delayed nonfarm payrolls report by the Bureau of Labor...

The Confusing World

QUESTION: Marty, Socrates has forecast a global recession into 2028. Unemployment remains low, yet layoffs continue to make headlines. Inflation has slowed, but...

Market Talk – December 16, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 784.82 points or -1.56% to 49,383.29 • Shanghai decreased 43.109 points or...

PRIVATE BLOG – Gold & the Risks

PRIVATE BLOG – Gold & the Risks Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...