As the summer officially begins this Friday, the reality that precious metals once again are taking the lead as the true flight to safety not […]
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FOMC Statement: Please Don’t Smell This
Before I engage in my usual dissection of the bull crap session, here is the actual Federal Reserve Open Market Committee statement straight from their […]
Do Stocks Really Enjoy a Good War?
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for […]
What This Morning’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey Said Which is a Warning for the Fed
The New York Federal Reserve Bank published it’s monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey and the headlines were disturbing to the financial markets for all of […]
The Iran-Israel War: 30 Years of War Drums Reaches a Finale
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”–George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905 Before I offer a brief analysis of the […]
A Quick Prediction on Today’s CPI Report
If we’re all supposed to be dorks and believe the financial pump and dump media, the BLS report on CPI at 8:30 a.m. will be […]
S&P 500: Gappapalooza
There are bear market rallies and then there are bear market rallies based on nothing but hopium and prayer. Well, this author is all out […]
China’s Version of the Trump-Xi Phone Call is Interesting
The following is the full government readout from China of the Trump-Xi phone call via Xinhua: Xi says dialogue, cooperation only correct choice for China, […]
06.05 10:46 a.m.: Trump Posts About Xi, WTF
Let us start with the posting from Truth Social: First off, one more time for the mentally challenged, THERE IS NO TRADE DEAL, just a […]
It Finally Happened: Trump Called Xi
And another great meme dies after two months of the trade war. In what has been hyped, lied about, promoted, and used to pump markets […]
Silver: It’s Happening
Finally. If silver breaks out above $35, as I’ve been saying forever, and closes with higher volumes above this level or preferably $36, then the […]
America’s Downfall: Everyone’s Watching, No One is Listening
And sadly, even fewer are reading. So why the title of tonight’s rant and why it is 100% germane to the future of the United […]
I Just Can’t, But We Will…2009 Flashbacks (Video)
If the following video is indicative of just 10% of the Gen-Z or Millennial generations, God help us as this makes 2009 look like a […]
The Trump Team Forgot to Bring the Power to the Trade War
IN the early days of the 1970’s, a famous commercial aired about Calgon water softening products with the catch phrase “Ancient Chinese Secret” which was […]
The Tariff Ruling: A Nothingburger or Taco of Consequence?
The Court of International Trade, an Article III Constitutionally created by Congress to adjudicate trade disputes since the 18th century, dropped what at first appeared […]