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 […]
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…
It’s Still a Bubble#27: A Name Change Sparks a 550% Rally
Reality has become so bizarre that I can not even attempt to create fiction which will surpass the equity markets, our government, and those promoting […]
Do NOT Be Surprised If….
WE see a drop of $20,000 in one day in Bitcoin. And at or close to the same time a drop of over $200 in […]
From the Idiocracy Future: Bill Pulte Strikes Again
I apologize for the second rate photoshop job, but I’m pressed for time tonight. Thankfully, my readers are intelligent enough to understand why I created […]
Want Gold Over $5000? 3 Wars Should Help
I always wondered what Trump had typed on that piece of paper after he left the airplane from Munich. As we head into Wednesday morning […]
The DC Circus: 50 Year Mortgages, Temporary Reopening, and Government Subsidies
In the last 48 hours we have witnessed one of the most mind blowing pump up the markets attempts to prevent price discovery and destroy […]
The Move in Gold Isn’t a Correction, It’s Reloading
While the angst among rookie gold and silver bugs was palpable in the last few weeks, it is nothing that us really OGs haven’t seen […]
11.07.25 Market Action: A Bear Pause or Holiday Relief?
This afternoon the US equity market reacted to a rumor that there was a deal finally to end the shutdown when this was announced: But […]
Altman’s Folly or Too Big to Fail?
The following statement was issued on November 6, 2025 on X by Sam Altman: I would like to clarify a few things. First, the obvious […]
It’s Still a Bubble#26: It Ain’t Over Yet
Despite the nasty sell offs, the ugly market internals, and the insanity from Washington, DC the past few weeks, the stupidest bull market since the […]
The Last Possible Week of the Government Shutdown
If one is following these pages for gambling predictions, political predictions (yeah I picked Cuomo while intoxicated last December to win), or even sport wagering […]
Dr. Copper: No Deflation, Not Quite Yet
There is an ongoing debate in many online economic circles that the great Covid inflation inspired by the Federal Reserve and Trump-Biden-Trump trifecta of irresponsible […]
Trump Delivers Another Empty Egg Roll
This morning President Trump delivered another “trade deal” after his meeting with President Xi of China. It was so awesome, here is the President’s braggadocio […]
10.29.25 FOMC Preview: A Dead Kennedys Fed Meeting
Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poorKill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poorKill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight America just doesn’t produce […]