I have been known to be a bear. Hell, I’ve also been known to preach some doom, gloom, death, destruction, and the end of civilization. […]
A Preparation for Hyperinflation or Worse?
While these pages were busy recovering from surgery, a story broke about Walmart initiating a change of its price labeling system from "paper" to digital. This video from ABC-36 WTVQ is a sample of what was rolled out to little concern: While this might seem innocuous enough as Kohl's has had this system in place for years to offer "flash" discounts to customers, this was before the era of commodity shortages, rapid inflationary surges, and economic instability that has happened long since that was the norm. Is this something new? No, not really but now that it has appeared in stores, the story gets media coverage. It actually was announced via Walmart's website on June 6, 2024: New Tech, Better…
A Preparation for Hyperinflation or Worse?
While these pages were busy recovering from surgery, a story…
Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Stocks Hit Another All Time High
But Where oh Where Have I Seen this Before Before…
Trucking’s Pre-Recession Warning or Impending Recovery?
The recent recessionary directional indication from the 4th quarter GDP…
It’s TACO Tuesday And Trump is Chickening Out Again; Or is He?
The proverbial "fog of war" continues to descend faster than…
Today the FOMC Will Probably Make Things Worse
Way, way, way back in history, I penned an article and a warning: Powell and the Fed Screw up Again In that piece I stated […]
It’s Time for the Pre-FOMC Stock Market Chartfest
Good evening gang! It has been a while since I’ve commented on the markets outside of social media, but this is as good a time […]
09.17.23 2130 ET: Uh, Who Died in the Bond Market Tonight?(Updated 09.18 0430 – All is well?)
09.18.23 -0430 ET UPDATE – Whatever died decided to come back to life or the fat finger was cut off: It’s bizarre, there were a […]
Uh, America Just Lost Its Most Advanced Plane in America?
Dude, where is my F-35? Seriously. I can not believe I’m reading this on X/Twitter: So what they are saying is that they need a […]
Russia Decides to Begin the Petro-Punishment of the West
The current state of oil prices should be enough to catch everyone’s attention in Europe and the United States, but unfortunately, the traders still do […]
A 1979 Inflation Flashback Returns to the Modern Era (Video)
Tonight I had planned to pen a piece on something else. Then one of the accounts I follow (and you should also) QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) […]
Why are the Russian Doomsday Planes Being Positioned in Vladivostok?
There is an open question tonight with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un en route via his military train to meet Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok and […]
An Old Story from 2007 With a Modern Day Twist
I normally do not dig back in my archives to post my older stuff again unless it suddenly becomes relevant in the conversation of the […]
The True Terrifying Face of Modern Warfare (Videos)
Fear the Beavers: BOBR again. pic.twitter.com/XHBP6m9wh6 — ayden (@squatsons) August 25, 2023 One thinks that in this new era, the use of small quad-copter FPV […]
Jay Powell Can Not Win Today
There is this growing theory of thought being promoted on the Bubblevisions (financial television) that the Federal Reserve is done raising rates. It is promoted […]
One IPO to Indicate the Bubble is Almost Over
On Wednesday Better Home and Finance finished their SPAC period and went public this morning with a price of $17.45 per share. The concept is […]
President Xi Skips Key Speech at BRICS Meeting
Tonight there is something afoot in South Africa. After a day of pomp and circumstance with President Xi’s arrival in China last night, something strange […]
It’s Sill a Bubble, Part 19: Deja Vu All over Again eh, Yogi
Presented without the need for any comment. Lol pic.twitter.com/9zLHtR67Ww — Buyback Capital (@Larryjamieson_) August 20, 2023
Why Friday’s Jackson Hole Symposium Matters Now More than Ever
The constant debate between television economists and FinTwit commentaries (Financial Twitter) is that the statements and papers submitted by Federal Reserve members, including the Fed […]