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Market Talk – May 11, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 295.77 points or -0.47% to 62,417.88 • Shanghai increased 45.068 points or...

Vietnamese are Feeling the Economy Grow in Real-Time

Vietnam is undergoing one of the fastest economic transformations in the world right now, and unlike much of the West, ordinary people can actually feel the...

Germans Are Feeling the Economy Collapse in Real-Time

Germany was once considered the industrial engine of Europe. Today, ordinary Germans are increasingly feeling their economic model breaking down in real time as...

April Job Report – Labor Less Resilient Than Indicated

The April employment report came in stronger than expected, at least on the surface. The US economy added 115,000 jobs while the unemployment rate held steady at...

How To Distinguish a Real Bull Market

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, we never met. I was introduced to Socrates at the insistence of a friend at another one of our divisions. There was no 80% Crash on April...

Why Some Economies Are Growing While Others Collapse in Real-Time

There is a pattern within the cost of living series based on a series of factors that directly contribute to the overall economic health of a population. What we...

PRIVATE BLOG – How To Distinguish a Real Bull Market

PRIVATE BLOG – How To Distinguish a Real Bull Market Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn...

Mexicans are Feeling the Economy Grow in Real-Time

Mexico is increasingly benefiting from one of the largest supply chain realignments in modern economic history. Factories are expanding, industrial wages are...

Market Talk – May 8, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 120.19 points or -0.19% to 62,713.65 • Shanghai decreased 0.14 points or...