This is one of easiest stories a commentator can write, especially since a blind drunk caveman could do it. And yes, yours truly does enjoy […]
Year: 2025
The Fed Will Cut 50 bps But Trigger an Eventual Equity Disaster
This Wednesday the bulls will be all jacked up, sipping their Zimas and prepping for a massive market rally after Federal Reserve Chairman steps up […]
No Virginia, Inflation is Not Declining
However, yes Virginia, there is a Santa Powell! The good news for all the little baby bull boys and girls out there is that Santa […]
Chapter 9 Bankruptcy for Santa Monica, CA? Municide Rides Again
The map above is for the geographically ignorant who believe that everything is booming in California and need a wake up call. Little did I […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Nepal Edition
When these pages last reviewed nations in the throes of violence and economic disintegration, the discussion focused on Cuba, Mozambique, and Martinque, all in October […]
The Dangerous Historic Warning From the Gold Market
Sometimes the dangerous parallels are just to obvious to ignore. Way back, okay, perhaps still in my lifetime but not that far back, the United […]
My NFP Forecast: Just a Bit Outside
Okay gang, this brief Friday night acknowledgement that even I, Mr. Doom and Gloom, could not have anticipated a crappy report from the newly named […]
9/5 NFP Preview: A Bohemian Rhapsody Report
Nothing really matters, anyone can seeNothing really mattersNothing really matters to me Life and BLS data tis nothing more than a Bohemian Rhapsody and without […]
In Weimerica Always Take the Lump Sum
Just a little over eighteen years ago I sent a warning just as the Great Financial Crisis was about to accelerate and cast its dark […]
Summer is Over, Here Comes the FALL
Traditionally, Labor Day marks the end of the summer for the American public and the beginning of full time work and school for families all […]
08.29.25 Credit Union Failure Friday: Members First of Maryland Federal Credit Union Closes
And conveniently, just as the holiday weekend begins and no one cares, a credit union goes tango uniform into the night. From the National Credit […]
President Trump’s Firing of Fed Governor Cook Might Backfire
Tonight, in what can only be called a shocking move, President Trump put down the Diet Coke, apparently, and went fully leaded which of course […]
Trump’s Stagflation Nightmare Accelerates with Powell’s Folly
As someone who studied history and lived through the late 1970s in high school then into college, it might seem like I am now once […]
Nope, Can’t Find This in the Constitution
If any of my readers can, please show me the clause that allows the US government to forcefully acquire any percentage ownership of a company. […]
Jackson Hole Marks the Start of America’s Financial Market Insanity
Way back in ancient history, okay, actually on July 13, 2025, these pages published the following article: Will Trump’s War on the Fed Crash the […]