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Italy Declares Central Bank Held Gold an Asset of the People

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde steps in every time a government attempts to implement monetary policy. The centralized power now has the final...

The 400 Billion Yuan-Won Swap

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has renewed its bilateral swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) amid strengthened ties between Seoul and Beijing. Chinese...

PRIVATE BLOG – The Three-Headed Monster Pushing Capital to the Dollar

PRIVATE BLOG – The Three-Headed Monster Pushing Capital to the Dollar Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for...

Could Trump Sue Powell?

President Donald Trump has threatened Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell with a “major lawsuit.” Could the sitting president sue the head of the central...

PRIVATE BLOG –Trump vs Powell – A Disaster for 2026

PRIVATE BLOG –Trump vs Powell – A Disaster for 2026 Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to...

Canada Has no Gold Reserves – They Sold Them.

Holding a 400 oz Gold Bar – Central Bank Standard QUESTION: Hello Martin – Here in Canada, we have a vexing question – why no Gold Reserves at...

The New Federal Reserve HQ

The Federal Reserve is nearly done completing its revamp of its Washington, DC, headquarters with a price tag of $2.5 billion. The luxurious facility has come under...

Powell’s Job Secured – Who Will Replace Him in May 2026?

Donald Trump has come out to say that he had no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. “No, I have no intention of firing him,” Trump told...

Powell Warns of Stagflation

Socrates has honed in on 2025 becoming a year of great stagflation in the United States. The Federal Reserve has finally admitted that the data is undeniable—the...

Should the Feds Lower Rates?

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Donald Trump face off once again. The two have notoriously butted heads over interest rates, as Trump has accused the Fed...