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Tag: ECONOMICS
The Financial Pandemic of 2025
That’s it said the Business Man. Industry cannot run on optimism. Optimism cannot create commodities or sell them; it cannot operate a shoe factory or […]
07.03.25 Nonfarm Payrolls: The Gig, er, Gag is On Us
This morning’s nonfarm payrolls report wasn’t that much of a shock if anyone read the previously published article about the predicted numbers for today. Granted […]
07.03.25 Non-Farm Payroll Previewarama
For the record, if one is not already getting prepared to clean the smoker, load the cooler, and prepare to smoke some quality dead pig […]
ADP: A Canary in the Coal Mine or Just More Noise?
Earlier today the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) monthly payroll employment report was announced at 8:15 a.m. ET. While the majority of Wall Street and anyone […]
NCUA Ends Conservatorship Closes Butler Heritage FCU
In the distant past, okay seriously just on January 17, 2025, the NCUA put the Butler Heritage Federal Credit Union under its conservatorship as noted […]
2025 Q2 Ends on a What Me Worry Note
The second quarter of 2025 began in April with a trade war firestorm and ended the month of June with a Taco Fiesta creating hope […]
IF You’re Complaining About the Quarter End Silver Slam Please Read This Article
Another quarter ends, another silver slam begins and ends. The panic which ensued with the newbie silver bulls is not shocking, in fact, for those […]
The Big MOAB Was Dropped on Markets This Week
While many of my readers who were growing tired of the 12 Day War will read the headline above and say “oh no another Israel-Iran […]
06.27.25 Bank Failure Friday Returns: The Santa Anna National Bank, Santa Anna, Texas
Bank failure Friday returns and here we go with one out of left field from Texas. Which has yours truly wondering if this is related […]
Trucking is Still Sending Warning Signals About the Economy Again
God bless the TACO. If President Trump had not backed off the tariffs against the globe and basically surrendered to the reality that 50% + […]
Dixie Says Please Unwad Your Panties Financial Media
I know that it’s summer and the news flow has slowed down considerably since we have ceased bombing the dog snot out of Iran, there’s […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell to Congress: No Cuts for You
In about ten minutes from now, Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell will present the following prepared remarks to the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House […]
Trump Now Has His Peace in Our Time Moment
Congrats, I guess? Preceding this was another “Truth” on his social media site which simply said this: In other words, this war is over because […]
Operation Nothingburger: Iran Attacks US Bases in the Middle East
If there ever was a propaganda joke of an attack, thus far Iran has conducted it to perfection. It’s almost as bad as some of […]