When these pages last reviewed nations in the throes of violence and economic disintegration, the discussion focused on Cuba, Mozambique, and Martinque, all in October […]
Tag: ECONOMICS
The Dangerous Historic Warning From the Gold Market
Sometimes the dangerous parallels are just to obvious to ignore. Way back, okay, perhaps still in my lifetime but not that far back, the United […]
My NFP Forecast: Just a Bit Outside
Okay gang, this brief Friday night acknowledgement that even I, Mr. Doom and Gloom, could not have anticipated a crappy report from the newly named […]
9/5 NFP Preview: A Bohemian Rhapsody Report
Nothing really matters, anyone can seeNothing really mattersNothing really matters to me Life and BLS data tis nothing more than a Bohemian Rhapsody and without […]
In Weimerica Always Take the Lump Sum
Just a little over eighteen years ago I sent a warning just as the Great Financial Crisis was about to accelerate and cast its dark […]
Summer is Over, Here Comes the FALL
Traditionally, Labor Day marks the end of the summer for the American public and the beginning of full time work and school for families all […]
08.29.25 Credit Union Failure Friday: Members First of Maryland Federal Credit Union Closes
And conveniently, just as the holiday weekend begins and no one cares, a credit union goes tango uniform into the night. From the National Credit […]
President Trump’s Firing of Fed Governor Cook Might Backfire
Tonight, in what can only be called a shocking move, President Trump put down the Diet Coke, apparently, and went fully leaded which of course […]
Trump’s Stagflation Nightmare Accelerates with Powell’s Folly
As someone who studied history and lived through the late 1970s in high school then into college, it might seem like I am now once […]
Nope, Can’t Find This in the Constitution
If any of my readers can, please show me the clause that allows the US government to forcefully acquire any percentage ownership of a company. […]
Jackson Hole Marks the Start of America’s Financial Market Insanity
Way back in ancient history, okay, actually on July 13, 2025, these pages published the following article: Will Trump’s War on the Fed Crash the […]
America, It is Time to Get Serious and MACA
There are few crisis which gets Americans worked up, but this upcoming Labor Day holiday might create a crisis that the President will have to […]
This Item is a Threat to America’s National Security
America, we have a problem. No, it is not hypersonic Russian or even Chinese nuclear missiles. It’s not terrorists crossing our border with nuclear materials […]
The Federal Reserve’s Binary Choice Means Pain
There are points in economic cycles where the outcome of any economic decision made becomes a binary choice. Unfortunately for the American public, the upcoming […]
Is Intel About to Become the Communal People’s Chipmaker?
Today was another one of those days where one looks at the Trump administration and wonder to themselves the following: Did the “R” for the […]