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Trump Using Criminal Law to Intimidate the Federal Reserve?

The Department of Justice has opened a CRIMINAL investigation against Chairman Powell of the Federal Reserve. I have totally disagreed with trump on interest rates...

The Propaganda of Interest Rates – Fed & Real Market Movements

QUESTION: You have said you disagree with Trump about lower interest rates because he has been a borrower and not a lender. There was dissent at the Fed about...

PRIVATE BLOG – Why Trump is Wrong on Interest Rates

PRIVATE BLOG – Why Trump is Wrong on Interest Rates Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn...

Will Powell Finish His Term?

Donald Trump sees the economy through the lens of a borrower. He does not understand the perspective of lenders, no less the central bank. Trump recently mocked...

The Fed & Interest Rates

QUESTION: Marty, Socrates has been right on target with the Fed and interest rates since it had a Directional Change in 2024. I am correct that the Directional...

Fed Cuts 25BPS

Members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to reduce the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points, setting the new target range at 4 percent...

PRIVATE BLOG – Bonds – Back to 1792

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PRIVATE BLOG – Interest Rates & The Wildcard of War

PRIVATE BLOG – Interest Rates & The Wildcard of War Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn...

PRIVATE BLOG –Trump vs Powell – A Disaster for 2026

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FAKE News in Finance as Well

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I read Reuters comments this morning and they said “The dollar sank to a three-year low … the greenback down more than 10% for...