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Our Office was Broken Into on July 3rd

July 7, 2017

Just for the record, our office was broken into over the holiday. Sorry, they did not get anything. By no means do we keep Socrates in a public location and it remains quite secure outside of the USA. We also do not keep client records or files of any such kind.

G20 Leftist Protesters Turning Violent

July 7, 2017

The left is engaging in violent protests at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Both the police and G20 opponents were mutually responsible for the escalation of violence, as politicians are demanding harsh punishments for the violent protests with many arguing for prison time. The protesters blocked the routes of the delegations in several places. Other […]

EU Commission & Parliament Clash of Words

July 7, 2017

Ministers elected to the European Parliament have no actual power. They get paid extra if they actually show up. What you see are MPs swiping their cards to get that extra pay and then turn around and leave. Well the EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker criticized the Parliament MPs for not showing up to listen […]

Country Risk & How it is Critical to Investment Flows

July 7, 2017

QUESTION: Dear Martin: How does this affect cash flow to and within the USA? (China Bond market) Rich ANSWER: It does not alter anything just yet. Most of the capital outflow from China has been its own people trying to get cash out. They were using BitCoin to accomplish that. This is a first step […]

Macron to Reduce French Parliament by One-Third

July 7, 2017

The new French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed reducing the size of the French parliament by one third. He is intent upon surrendering the sovereignty of France to Brussels and when the full scope of his “profound changes” are understood by the people, his agenda may result in a dramatic rise in civil unrest in […]

Market Talk- July 6th, 2017

July 6, 2017

Geopolitics has taken centre stage today as Trump comments on the severity required towards North Korea and prepares for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has talks with President Trump are expected to be frosty as she commented, “He is the most disruptive and egotistical leader at the (G20) summit”. […]

Illinois – Poster Child for the Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis

July 6, 2017

Illinois House had voted 72-45 to pass a 32% income tax hike as government refuses to address the real issue of a never-ending need for more and more tax revenue to keep state employees rolling in their pensions. The governor vetoed the tax increase and he was overriden. There is absolutely no hope for Illinois. […]

North Korea – ECM & War

July 6, 2017

It was just one day after the first test of an intercontinental rocket by North Korea, that the US demonstrated military strength and threatened further sanctions against the isolated state. We have to understand that we are dealing with a pampered Kim Jong Un who will never yield to sanctions and countermeasures of rocket tests. […]

Market Talk- July 5th, 2017

July 5, 2017

Refreshingly, the markets tended to ignore geopolitical tensions escalating around North Korea after the recent missile test. All core markets returned positive today with China performing for both markets. The Shanghai recovered early weakness and closed up 0.75% on the day, whilst in Hong Kong the large cap’s weighed much on the shine but still […]

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