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The Fed Is Split Because Inflation Is Political

The Federal Reserve minutes from the June 16–17 meeting showed policymakers divided over where interest rates should go next. The official minutes admit the...

5 NATO Members Meet Early 3.5% GDP Obligations

Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Greece are projected to exceed NATO’s new 3.5% core-defense spending target this year, nearly a decade ahead of the 2035...

PRIVATE BLOG – Here we Go Into An Unwinnable War for 2027

PRIVATE BLOG – Here we Go Into An Unwinnable War for 2027 Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to...

Trump Ends the Ceasefire

COMMENT: Well, Marty, Socrates is right again. You even had the week correct. Trump just announced the end of the ceasefire and cannot escape this unpopular war. It...

NATO Member Claims Ukraine Won the War

The politicians are now trying to redefine what victory means because they cannot admit the obvious. CNBC reported that Finnish President Alexander Stubb declared...

Madrid Requests European Army

Spain’s latest position perfectly illustrates what has become one of the great contradictions within NATO. Madrid wants Europe to build its own military...

Canada Taps Germany for Naval Demand

Canada has officially selected Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred builder for a new fleet of 12 submarines. The program is expected...

US Debt Exceeds 100% of GDP for the first time since World War II

The United States has crossed a milestone that Washington has spent decades pretending would never arrive. Federal debt held by the public has now exceeded 100% of...

The Most Hated Bull Market in History

COMMENT: Marty, despite being repeatedly advised to disregard your work, I distinctly remember your 2020 call that we were entering the most hated bull market in...

Zelensky Angers Allies by Honoring Ukrainian Nazis

Europe’s united front behind Zelensky is beginning to crack, and this time it is not because of money or weapons. It is because of history. The Czech...