The Court of International Trade, an Article III Constitutionally created by Congress to adjudicate trade disputes since the 18th century, dropped what at first appeared […]
Month: May 2025
The Richmond Fed Survey Screams Stagflation
I just wonder if they cleared that with old Jay before they released it. For the record, so my readers know that this author is […]
Remember: Stock Buybacks Does Not Make a Company Great Again
Deep into this earnings season and the one consistent theme that persists thanks to our retarded tax code is that companies would rather perform stock […]
Beware of the Media Chart Criminals
There is a sad, sad commentary on just how easy it is to deceive retail and some members of the financial community, especially rookies. A […]
Bull Markets are Peaceful, History is Violent
In the 2014 movie “Fury” the statement from the character Wardaddy of “Ideals are peaceful, history is violent,” was truly not respected as a reflection […]
The Trade War Isn’t Over Until Trump Says It’s Over
The bloodbath on Wall Street continues this week as President Trump decided to wake up and choose violence against equity holders and bond bears heading […]
I Finally Understand the Use Function of Bitcoin
Or, how it took a dollar funding crisis in Japan for me to figure out crypto… For the life of me, I could never understand […]
Mr. Bond Market Reminds Everyone to Say “Sir”
As these pages warned almost twelve hours ago in a little article titled: Nothing Matters Until 13:00 this author said the following: Equity markets will […]
TLT Reminds Us of the Good Times
This chart presented without comment but man oh man, those were fun days… Buckle up.
Why Target’s Earnings Miss this Morning Matters
To say that it was just a bit outside is an understatement: Ouch. The excuses flew of course blaming the tariff war for cutting the […]
Nothing Matters Until 13:00
Or unless the President issues another gaffefest on trade before then. So what is 13:00? For those unfamiliar with military time, it references 1 p.m. […]
The Housing Repeat of 2007-2010: People Living in Storage Units and Their Cars (Videos)
There has been a long series of discussions about the problems with housing affordability which to the politicians and financial corporations is an issue for […]
The Bond Market Warned Us, Nobody Listened
In early April, shortly after “Liberation Day,” the US bond vigilantes interrupted their month long vacation of what is normally a dull month just long […]
The TLT says “Hi Dear”
I apologize to my non-social media followers nor those without my twisted sense of humor (not really) but the great Flappr on Twitter/X always cracks […]
From the Archives: Why does Qatar Keep Appearing in Middle East Policy with the United States?
Perhaps this explains a bit of it: Why Saudi Arabia and Qatar want to Eradicate Iraq By John Galt on 06/12/2014 by John GaltJune 12, […]