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China’s Balloon is all Posturing

The Chinese Balloon is a surveillance balloon. It is meant more for intimidation. It is unlikely that it really poses a national security threat. There is also one...

Market Talk – February 3, 2023

ASIA:   Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and jointly seize opportunities in the digital economy and green economy, and to...

War & Real Estate

QUESTION: Dear Sir, Hello from Europe and a hopeful new year. In WW2 in Athens, people were exchanging their apartments for a few liters of olive oil, hence real...

Is Digital Currency Safe?

It turns out that North Korea-backed hackers stole a record $1.7bn of cryptocurrency in 2022, according to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. It also appears...

What is Really Behind the Rise in Interest Rates?

The European Central Bank has just announced its monetary policy statement that they “will stay the course in raising interest rates significantly at a steady...

Private Blog – Ukraine is Losing the War Over 150,000 Troops Now Dead

PRIVATE BLOG – Ukraine is Losing the War Over 150,000 Troops Now Dead Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for...

Market Talk – February 2, 2023

ASIA:   The IMF has warned that an abrupt change in Japan’s ultra-loose monetary regime would have “meaningful spillover” effects on global financial...

Gold v Digital Fiat & Marxism

QUESTION: Hi AE…so gov’t “money” (fiat currency) will become just some abstract floating measurement of value, an electronic entry in an...