2025 Q2 Ends on a What Me Worry Note

The second quarter of 2025 began in April with a trade war firestorm and ended the month of June with a Taco Fiesta creating hope […]

IF You’re Complaining About the Quarter End Silver Slam Please Read This Article

Another quarter ends, another silver slam begins and ends. The panic which ensued with the newbie silver bulls is not shocking, in fact, for those […]

The Big MOAB Was Dropped on Markets This Week

While many of my readers who were growing tired of the 12 Day War will read the headline above and say “oh no another Israel-Iran […]

06.27.25 Bank Failure Friday Returns: The Santa Anna National Bank, Santa Anna, Texas

Bank failure Friday returns and here we go with one out of left field from Texas. Which has yours truly wondering if this is related […]

Trucking is Still Sending Warning Signals About the Economy Again

God bless the TACO. If President Trump had not backed off the tariffs against the globe and basically surrendered to the reality that 50% + […]

Dixie Says Please Unwad Your Panties Financial Media

I know that it’s summer and the news flow has slowed down considerably since we have ceased bombing the dog snot out of Iran, there’s […]

Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell to Congress: No Cuts for You

In about ten minutes from now, Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell will present the following prepared remarks to the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House […]

Trump Now Has His Peace in Our Time Moment

Congrats, I guess? Preceding this was another “Truth” on his social media site which simply said this: In other words, this war is over because […]

Operation Nothingburger: Iran Attacks US Bases in the Middle East

If there ever was a propaganda joke of an attack, thus far Iran has conducted it to perfection. It’s almost as bad as some of […]

06.23.25 Markets Should Rally Unless…

This one innocuous looking photograph which is the headline thumbnail for this article is the key to understanding why ES is not down 100 points […]

Credit Union Failure Friday #2: Soul Community Federal Credit Union Austell, GA

We’re going back to back tonight with another failure, this time in the small town of Austell, GA. From the NCUA website tonight: Soul Community […]

Credit Union Failure Friday: Aldersgate Federal Credit Union Marion, IL

Ok, actually it was officially conserved on Wednesday, but I just caught it in my updates so the theme for Fridays must go on. From […]

The Major Problem With Iran: You Break It, You Buy It

In just hours or days from now, there is a strong possibility of American bombers, surface to surface missiles launched from US Navy vessels, and […]

OpEx Friday: Get Ready for the Pump Before the Dump

The usual suspects were on financial television this morning boasting that there really isn’t no sign of stagflation and that tariff impacts will not be […]

Gold is Money, Silver Shines So Now What?

As the summer officially begins this Friday, the reality that precious metals once again are taking the lead as the true flight to safety not […]