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PRIVATE BLOG – The Fed – January v March

PRIVATE BLOG – The Fed – January v March Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more,...

Emerging Markets & Political Crisis Ahead

China has asked the Fed to please not raise rates. This has confused many to wonder when China would be asking the Fed not to raise rates. The real reason is the...

The Flight from Government – Public to Private

The annual New York Coin show auctions set some unbelievable records this year. This beautiful Dekadrachm of Syracuse which last year would have sold for $50,000,...

Taxes & Hyperinflation

QUESTION: Marty, you have said that when the currency collapses, all tangible things become money in a barter sense. I believe you were talking about the collapse...

PRIVATE BLOG – Commodity Inflation into 2022

PRIVATE BLOG – Commodity Inflation into 2022 Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more,...

Fertilizer Inflation Contributing to Higher Food Prices

Food prices are expected to rise going into 2022, and one major contributing factor is the rising price of fertilizer. The American Farm Bureau Federation stated...

US Inflation Soars to 39-Year High

  Powell’s decision to retire the word “transitory” when discussing inflation was too little, too late. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported...

US Producer Price Index Reaches 11-Year High

The US Producer Price Index (PPI) for November reached an 11-year high, according to the Labor Department. The PPI for final demand rose 0.8% in November, the index...

Inflation Soared to 6.8% in November

Inflation is soaring with no end in sight. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% in November, marking a 6.8% increase in inflation YoY. According to the Labor...

Supply Chain Shortage Killing NY Cheesecake & NY Bagels

The only thing left standing that was good about NYC was Junior’s Cheesecake. I could order it for delivery without going through Mayor Bill de Blasio’s...