Maybe it’s just me, but something seems vaguely odd and familiar. My bad, that’s my historical reference point, here is the initial Q3 press release […]
What is it About Early September Financial Markets
September 3, 1929. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches an all time high. And not too long after that, everything else became history in a very unfortunate way. September 4, 2007. The CNBC headline said it all: Wall Street Bullish on September Stocks, According to CNBC’s Exclusive Trillion Dollar Survey Of course looking at the past, one can not help but reflect on the present. September 2, 2026. From CNBC's interview of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: Rates should ‘stabilize and start to decline’ over the coming months, Lutnick says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick doesn’t believe the recent rise in Treasury yields is anything to be concerned about. In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday, Lutnick said he thinks…
What is it About Early September Financial Markets
September 3, 1929. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches an…
September 1st Gold Report: Time to Sort Out the Posers
While many might say I'm a skeptic, jaded, or just…
Chapter 9 Bankruptcies Are Back for The Golden Age
As the markets get all giddy about earnings reports tomorrow…
Bank Failure Friday: Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank Philadelphia, PA Seized by FDIC
And here we go boys and girls, once again. Is…
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 […]