March 2026

The latest data confirms what we have been building toward for months, as mortgage demand has now dropped sharply with interest rates rising to their highest levels since October, with the Mortgage Bankers Association reporting that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.43% and total application activity fell 10.5% in a single week,

What is taking place in the Strait of Hormuz right now is not simply a disruption to shipping, but a transformation of a natural chokepoint into a political weapon, and this is exactly what history shows always happens when a strategic passage falls under the control of a single power during a period of war.

QUESTION: I understand that Socrates is projecting the future from historical data. It is not your personal opinion and you do not incorporate prophecy since each religion also has different stories of end days. I am just curious, Socrates with all the arrays are projecting 2032 as does your Economic Confidence Model. It appears looking

QUESTION: You were the first to say the US was going through Pakistan, and there was a 15-point plane. You also said no peace is possible. Iran just rejected Trump’s 15-point plan. You also commented that the markets were reflecting a protracted war. Do you see any hope whatsoever? PD ANSWER: Indeed, Iran said it

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,497.34 points or 2.87% to 53,749.62 • Shanghai increased 50.558 points or 1.30% to 3,931.838 • Hang Seng increased 272.24 points or 1.09% to 25,335.95 • ASX 200 increased 154.90 points or 1.85% to 8,534.30 • SENSEX increased 1,205.00 points

China is now conducting one of the largest ocean mapping operations in modern history, sending dozens of research vessels across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans to gather detailed data on the seabed, water temperature, salinity, and currents, and while this is being presented publicly as scientific research, naval experts are openly warning that this

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has now called for a nationwide energy-saving campaign, urging citizens to take shorter showers, reduce car usage, and adopt a list of government-defined conservation practices, while public institutions have been instructed to cut back on vehicle use and businesses with high energy consumption are being pressured to scale down

The Neocons running the Trump administration, as always, are a complete failure when it comes to thinking strategically about Iran or even the Middle East in general. Emails we receive from industry colleagues often mix statements with reality, and uncertainty about the future of a conflict is causing historic supply disruptions and upending industry planning.

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 736.79 points or 1.43% to 52,252.28 • Shanghai increased 67.997 points or 1.78% to 3,881.28 • Hang Seng increased 681.24 points or 2.79% to 25,063.71 • ASX 200 increased 13.50 points or 0.16% to 8,379.40 • SENSEX increased 1,372.06 points