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…

Bank of Japan Invites Disaster

Tonight’s announcement of a 25 bps increase to around 75 bps for the Bank of Japan might sound “hawkish” for the Yen, but when one […]

Today’s Epic Fauxflation CPI Report

There’s your average bedroom paperback fiction, then there are masterpieces of fiction. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for this […]

It’s All Falling Apart: Cameroon Edition

Another African nation in the series, another nation rich in natural resources under strife as the remnants of colonial Europe attempt to retain some foothold […]

It’s All Falling Apart: Thailand-Cambodia War Edition

ON December 12, 2025 America’s leader of the free world posted the following on the seldom read, seldom joined social cult media site known as […]

Forgive Me My Fellow Silverbugs, But I Must Sin

I’m sure that this article will have me tarred, feathered, declared unfaithful, a heretic, and banned from going to precious metals conventions for the remainder […]

It’s All Falling Apart: Guinea-Bissau Edition

At about this moment, many of my readers are asking themselves, “where the hell is Guinea-Bissau and why should I care?” It is another one […]

It’s All Falling Apart: Tanzania Edition

I know what my readers are thinking: Why are these pages wasting space on a, as Trump calls them, S-hole nation and the conflicts occurring […]

iRobot Won’t Be the Terminator That Gets You

I know, I know, it’s tacky. It’s stupid. It’s childish. But there is an ironic stupidity to the creator of the Roomba product going Tango […]

A Midterm Election Warning From Florida

There is no more middle. The line is not going to hold. And President Donald Trump will effectively become a lame duck President the minute […]

12.10 FOMC Preview: A Hawkish or Foolish Cut?

In the aftermath of the last FOMC meeting on October 29th where the key portion of the statement was the following: In assessing the appropriate […]

Fort Building in a Muddy Creek or How I Learned to Live With and Love the CPI-U

Once one achieves the age of 60, it is hard not to recollect the good old days by remembering one’s childhood then comparing it to […]

So Where Did I Go?

I know it’s been a day or two since I’ve posted here but family and work take precedence and now that issues for one are […]

Today’s Jurrasic BLS Employment Report Summary

I think the only way to start this brief summary is to highlight the first notation on the BLS website with the report: The best […]

Municide Rides Again: Harvey, IL in Cook County Effectively Bankrupt

When these hallowed pages last wrote about the potential for municipal bankruptcies erupting during this “golden age” economy back on September 9th, it was looking […]

Credit Union Failure Tuesday: Copper And Glass CU of Pennsylvania Conserved

These pages have been relatively quiet the last two months regarding credit union and bank failures but it’s now showtime. As I have been saying […]