The Fed Will Cut 50 bps But Trigger an Eventual Equity Disaster

This Wednesday the bulls will be all jacked up, sipping their Zimas and prepping for a massive market rally after Federal Reserve Chairman steps up […]

No Virginia, Inflation is Not Declining

However, yes Virginia, there is a Santa Powell! The good news for all the little baby bull boys and girls out there is that Santa […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

How Retailers Like Walmart Pass on Tariffs to the Public

After listening to Peter Navarro bark like a trained seal on Bloomberg Television this afternoon, I fear this brief thread is more necessary than ever. […]

The Populist Threat to America’s Economy

In ancient days, to avoid the wrath of a Rome, the wealthy would often offer tribute in many forms as a sign of submission and […]

An Inflation Report Courtesy of the Federal Reserve and Tariffs

While there is so much I could write about starting with last Friday’s events, and believe me, this author will, the story of this fiasco […]

Dr. Copper is On Life Support

There are great songs in American history then there are those that resonate since the 1980s forever. Unfortunately for precious and industrial metals investors, the […]

FOMC Day: Jay Powell is Cooking Up the FUTburgers

Yes, I know, I know, the title is corny and just what is a futburger? More on that at the end of this piece but […]