No, there are not nuclear weapons exploding in New York, nor bombers overflying Washington, D.C. (yet). But the Russia-Ukraine War has come home to America […]
End of An Error
Parting is such sweet sorrow. And with those words I bid adieu to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ("Jay") Powell who held what should be his final presser in that role. There is no point in reviewing what he said but let's take a moment to look at the final FOMC meeting with the statement published today: April 29, 2026 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, on average, and the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. Inflation is elevated, in part reflecting the recent increase in global energy prices. The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate…
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…
03.03.22 Russia-Ukraine War: 2000 UTC Update- Got Shortwave? You’re Going to Need It
The war grinds on. Russian strike in #Chernihiv filmed by a dashcampic.twitter.com/rPZT9f1FKZ — marqs (@MarQs__) March 3, 2022 At this time, it is just a […]
03.02.22 A Quick Market Note
This is the Reader’s Digest condensed market story of the three bears. Baby bear said “hi” and no one heard her squeaky voice and bought […]
03.01.22 Russia-Ukraine War: Did Putin Go Full Metal Stalingrad?
In 1942, another dictator made fateful decisions which in the end destroyed his leadership and in the end, his nation. Adolf Hitler could have won […]
02.28.22 07:30 ET BREAKING NEWS: US Bans Almost All Transactions with Russian Central Bank
At 07:30 ET the United States Government banned all transactions with the Russian Central Bank except for a few minor exceptions for energy related sales. […]
This is Normal; IF the Date is October 2008
H-o-l-y smokes. I never, ever, ever, thought it was possible to repeat stupidity of this magnitude twice in 20 years, but by God our Western […]
Just a Quick Reminder
Flying on commercial airlines sucks ass. Damned if I don’t miss my old boss now and his G5. Short all those suckers, there is no […]
02.27.22 Russia-Ukraine War 14:15 UTC: BREAKING NEWS Putin puts Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces on High Alert
I guess this means things are going swimmingly because they haven’t nudged Senile Joe out of bed yet to tell him about this (allegedly). For […]
About last night…
I apologize to all of my readers for the sudden loss of updates in the last 18 hours. I was unavoidably up in Tampa dealing […]
The Plunge Protection Team Goes to War
What, what, what????? America’s Banksters went to war over the Russian invasion of Ukraine? First, let’s identify who went into battle today, with the PPT […]
02.25.22 10:00 UTC: Day 2 the Russian Offensive Expands
The back of the napkin analysis of what is happening on the maps sort of reflects what I expected to see except for the direct […]
02.24.22 Gold, Oil, Commodities Indicate that Inflation is About to Skyrocket Higher
The average America is pretty much ignorant about where or what Odessa is, the Donbas, or if Kiev is anything but a meal made with […]
02.24.22: WAR 22:00 UTC Update is Up!
Tonight, as the United Nations Security Council met to “stop” Russian military aggression in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin declared military operations are to commence against […]
02.24.22 02:30 UTC – United Nations Security Council Meeting Live (Video)
This should be interesting…
02.24.22 War(?) 01:30 UTC UPDATE: The Kiev is HOT Tonight
Sigh. It’s going to be a long week with little sleep. The news tonight is moving so fast, yours truly is having a very hard […]