At about this moment, many of my readers are asking themselves, “where the hell is Guinea-Bissau and why should I care?” It is another one […]
Tag: ECONOMY
It’s All Falling Apart: Tanzania Edition
I know what my readers are thinking: Why are these pages wasting space on a, as Trump calls them, S-hole nation and the conflicts occurring […]
iRobot Won’t Be the Terminator That Gets You
I know, I know, it’s tacky. It’s stupid. It’s childish. But there is an ironic stupidity to the creator of the Roomba product going Tango […]
12.10 FOMC Preview: A Hawkish or Foolish Cut?
In the aftermath of the last FOMC meeting on October 29th where the key portion of the statement was the following: In assessing the appropriate […]
Fort Building in a Muddy Creek or How I Learned to Live With and Love the CPI-U
Once one achieves the age of 60, it is hard not to recollect the good old days by remembering one’s childhood then comparing it to […]
Municide Rides Again: Harvey, IL in Cook County Effectively Bankrupt
When these hallowed pages last wrote about the potential for municipal bankruptcies erupting during this “golden age” economy back on September 9th, it was looking […]
Credit Union Failure Tuesday: Copper And Glass CU of Pennsylvania Conserved
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]