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The Gilt Market Is Cracking 

What is unfolding in the UK bond market right now is not about inflation alone, and it is not simply about interest rates. This is the type of move that signals a...

Slovakia Cracks Down on Fuel Tourism

What is unfolding in Slovakia right now is being described as “fuel tourism,” but that term itself is misleading because it suggests something abnormal when in...

Von Der Leyen Laughs at Idea of Sending HER Children to War

Despite her enthusiasm for sending other people's children to the frontlines of war, Ursula von der Leyen laughs at the idea of her own children serving in the...

Who do You Believe

President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States has engaged in “very strong talks” with Iran and reached “major points of agreement”...

PRIVATE BLOG – Gold & the Liquidity Crisis

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

Market Talk – March 23, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,857.04 points or -3.48% to 51,515.49 • Shanghai decreased 143.77 points...

Is Iran more of a Threat than North Korea?

QUESTION: You have provided a real history of this constant threat that Iran will have a nuclear weapon, with Netanyahu’s personal obsession with attacking...

Powell: There is ZERO NET JOB CREATION in the Private Sector

Jerome Powell finally said out loud what the revisions have been quietly showing for months. During his March 18 press conference, Powell said that “effectively...

DEI Returns – Financial Aid Race-Based Distribution

California lawmakers are now advancing a measure that would allow race-based preferences in financial aid, which is remarkable when you consider that the state...

UK Meningitis Panic

COMMENT: Hello Martin Here in the UK there is a fear campaign being waged about the rise in meningitis. Miraculously they have the vaccine ready to save us all!! Do...