The news today from Saudi Arabia about a price cut in crude oil to Asia is not shocking but the quiet behind the scene reasons […]
Spamflation
"Leave matters of the state to the state" This past Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest version of the Consumer Price Index and guess what? It's still way above the 2% theoretical target of the Federal Reserve. Did anyone hear that from the financial media? Let's take a gander as to what was reported: Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected That's from CNBC so that's not a shocker, they need you to buy stocks or their very existence comes into question. So promoting all economic data as 'bullish' is what one would expect in a headline. Inflation cooled in January, offering some relief for consumers This one is from NBC News and while…
Trump’s EPA Decision was Based on Science and Logic
I long ago said that when President Trump did good…
Is the Precious Metals Correction Over?
The panic for the permabulls in precious metals was palpable.…
01.30.26 Bank Failure Friday First of 2026: Metropolitan Capital Bank Chicago, IL
I guess while the regulators are still working a few…
And It Looks Like Another 2026 Prediction Just Hit: Gold above $5100 per Ounce
Is this author happy about this? Hell yeah. Is this…
09.06.22 Housing: I Need to Call my Mom
Who can forget this scene from The Big Short when Jamie Shipley says “It’s starting.” The first minute of this video will provide some flashbacks […]
And Now Gazprom Reminds Europe: Winter Will be Big (Video)
Epic propaganda: Yet we have buffoons in the US, especially on financial television, which claim that the problems of Europe, Japan, and South Korea will […]
The West is Falling
This brief note could easily be highlighted by this one picture as a reminder of “who” is supposed to be the de facto leader of […]
America Enters the Darkness
The historical markers which defined the course of the twentieth century were undeniable, obvious, and of course quite frightening. The leaders which changed the course […]
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Old guys rule. Unfortunately that is a formula, the one which is guiding the West into a disaster of historic proportions. More on basic math […]
Senile Joe Claims “Right Wing Americans” Need F-15’s to Fight the Government
The Taliban, Viet Cong, and ISIS would like to enter this conversation. In my almost sixty years on this earth, I have never seen anything, […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Bush-Obama-Biden Iraq Edition (Video Extravaganza)
No, I’m not a “die hard” MAGA Trumper, but if one does actually report the facts, the Trump administration did not have the type of […]
The Smart Money Did Not Believe Jay Powell
On Friday, Fed Chair Jay Powell gave a speech about inflation which sparked an equity market sell off but a yawn from the smart money. […]
The Stock Market Barfs up a Hairball But..
Friday was fun. If you were in precious metals or cash and in your bomb shelter. The truth is that Friday’s dramatic 1,000 point Dow […]
Jay Powell Will Save the Bulls Today
There is a growing suspicion that the Federal Reserve of this era is as tone deaf, inept, and politically motivated in its decision making. That […]
Insider Video from the Fed Jackson Hole Meeting
Sort of. Unless you are a Monty Python fan, you will not get it. Meanwhile, how I ranked them based on that “offensive” posting picture. […]
People Seem to Be Evacuating Kiev – Boom Time? (Video)
This video is quite interesting for a Sunday evening where traffic isn’t usually this heavy: What adds to this was this warning from the Zelensky […]
What Part of the Phrase “Sanctuary City” Does New York City’s Mayor Adams not Understand?
Yes, this is a rhetorical question. However it is based in fact after he whined about having to actually deal with an minor influx of […]