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Venezuela or Alberta as 51st State

QUESTION: Marty, I read on Zero Hedge that Trump was floating the idea of Venezuela becoming the 51st State. When you were here in Canada, you said the US would...

US Real Estate Remains Stale

April existing home sales in the U.S. came in at an annualized pace of just 4.02 million units, barely rising 0.2% from March and missing expectations yet again. We...

Europe’s Push for an EU Army Signals the Beginning of NATO’s Fragmentation

The calls coming out of Spain for a unified European army are not some isolated political fantasy. This is part of a much larger shift taking place behind the...

Canada’s Labor Market Is Cracking Under the Surface

Canada’s unemployment rate has now climbed to 6.9%, the highest level in six months, after the economy unexpectedly lost 17,700 jobs in April while economists had...

PRIVATE BLOG – Trump – Xi – May Highs & Lows?

PRIVATE BLOG – Trump – Xi – May Highs? Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more,...

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...