01.23.26 Credit Union Failure Friday Not BFD but BHCEFCU

Tonight the Beverley Hills City Employees Federal Credit Union went…

President TACO Folds Like a Swiss Army Knife

Despite the insane market action today, yours truly really wanted…

01.16.26 Credit Union Failure Friday: People Trust Community FCU Conserved

In an amazing turn of events, apparently there are a…

This Silver Train Will Run You Over

Instead of another chart heavy reminder that if one was…

If Inflation is Contained, Why the Propaganda Push?

Every now and then both political parties reveal the absurdity…

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, […]

From the Archives: A Story Quite Pertinent to What is Happening Today in the Middle East

It’s been a while since I’ve dug around in these pages archives and two stories caught my attention. The first one is the initial key […]

No Mention of a Trade Deal From the Chinese Government Yet

With all of the wild news and rumors flying around for years now, color these pages those of the eternal skeptic, willing to dig into […]

Is the ABC News Story about the Qatar 747 Gift to Trump True?

To quote the famous sports philosopher Lee Corso “Not so fast my friend!” The mainstream media’s hostility towards President Donald Trump is beyond absurd and […]