Welcome to the Stock Market Danger Zone

There is the absurd, as highlighted by James Cramer on CNBS: Then there is reality. There is a good chance for some wild action this […]

Real Inflation as Reported via PCE was Far Worse than Reported

Another week passes, another rally in make believe land, and another inflation report being pumped by the Bubblevision mafia as “better than expected” as per […]

Inflation Warning Shot: OPEC+ Cuts Oil Production Until 2024

In what can be considered a warning shot to the Western economies, the announcement within the last hour of production cuts by numerous members of […]

The CPI Reading for Inflation Should Come in Hot Today

I am standing by most of my December 31, 2022 prediction where I stated the following: -The Federal Reserve conducts a shocking 0.50% rate increase […]

Oops, Something Else Broke

So steepening the yield curve probably isn’t such a hot idea even if it’s only 12 bps thus far: And the US Treasuries are watching […]

One Chart to Sum Up the Real CPI Month over Month

Ummm, yeah, “it’s contained” or whatever. From the St. Louis Fed Economic Data, month over month percentage change in CPI-U not seasonally adjusted: So much […]

A Quick Inflation Preview for Today’s Market

I apologize in advance for not presenting the long dissertation I promised but after spending the last day and night in the emergency room with […]

One Chart to Kill the Bull Market Hopium

Gang, I’ve heard some seriously absurd points early on this year. For example: I’m old enough to remember when old Ed offered realistic appraisals of […]

Videos Summing up the Rising Grocery Store Inflation

Today I thought I would just remind the “inflation is transitory” and “inflation has peaked” crowd just how full of it they are. Because barring […]

The 1st Half 2023 Inflationary Shock

The primary consensus for 2023 is that the rate of inflation will contract dramatically. The following will somewhat verify what the street has been saying. […]

The Santa Claus Rally is NOT Guaranteed

There are so many clowns on “financial news” television talking up the “Santa Rally” it almost as if they forget what is happening with interest […]

Truth and Consequences

The old timers scream at my headline that the game show was “Truth or Consequences” but one could only wish this was a black and […]

Chinese Manufacturing PMI Indicates More Pain Ahead

The Covid Zero policy enforced by the Chinese communist leadership is not working out as planned for its customers in the West and tonight’s release […]

Umm, Y’all Might Want to Pay Attention to this Fact

Thanks to the boys and girls at Wall Street Silver for this one: “Once inflation goes above 5%, it has never come back down without […]

The Inflation Disaster Gets Worse and Will Persist into 2023

The media has been playing a theme to protect “their boy” in charge plus “their team” in Washington, D.C. but reality has a nasty habit […]