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 […]
Year: 2025
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 […]
FOMC Statement: Please Don’t Smell This
Before I engage in my usual dissection of the bull crap session, here is the actual Federal Reserve Open Market Committee statement straight from their […]
Bessent and Trump Again: Bragging or BS?
As I’ve said since day one of his administration version 2.0, I hope he succeeds in a lot of the policies he’s attempting but some […]
Do Stocks Really Enjoy a Good War?
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for […]