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Microsoft Provided the FBI with Encryption Keys

Microsoft provided the FBI with Bitlocker encryption keys. It should come as no surprise that a US-based cloud storage service provided US intelligence with...

Market Talk – January 28, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 25.17 points or 0.05% to 53,358.71 • Shanghai increased 11.334 points or 0.27%...

The India-EU Trade Deal

Deemed the “mother of all deals” by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, India and the European Union signed a historic trade agreement that will permit...

The UK Rolls Out Largest National AI Surveillance Program

Criminals are operating in increasingly sophisticated ways, but some forces are fighting crime in a digital age with analogue methods. We will launch...

US Consumer Confidence Drops to Lowest Reading Since 2014

US consumer confidence has plunged to its lowest level since 2014. The Conference Board’s index fell sharply in January to 84.5 — well below expectations and...

Poland’s Death Wish?

The idea that Europe always tries to conquer Russia is a common historical fact. To be accurate, there have been several major conflicts initiated by European...

PRIVATE BLOG – The Euro Rally & Geopolitical Chaos

PRIVATE BLOG – The Euro Rally & Geopolitical Chaos Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn...

Gold, Silver Glut & Geopolitics

QUESTION: Marty, you always criticized the gold bugs for claiming gold rises with inflation. You are the only one who projected $5,000 gold, and you said it would...

Consumer Confidence Collapsing to 12-year Low

COMMENT: Well, these economists and market soothsayers will never match Socrates or your Economic Confidence Model. Consumer Confidence just collapsed to a 12-year...

Market Talk – January 27, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 448.29 points or 0.85% to 53,333.54 • Shanghai increased 7.299 points or 0.18%...