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Tag: STAGFLATION
7/29 Most Critical FOMC Meeting Ever Preview; Sort Of
As the world turns, these are the days of our lives. Tomorrow, the Federal Reserve’s FOMC will release their latest decision and dogs will sleep […]
Trucking’s Pre-Recession Warning or Impending Recovery?
The recent recessionary directional indication from the 4th quarter GDP reading should have set off some alarm bells within the economic community. However it is […]
Dr. Copper: No Deflation, Not Quite Yet
There is an ongoing debate in many online economic circles that the great Covid inflation inspired by the Federal Reserve and Trump-Biden-Trump trifecta of irresponsible […]
When the Inflation Trend Isn’t Your Friend
This particular data series which severely lags PCE and CPI-U is one of the Fed’s favorite data points for watching the trend of inflation. One […]
Trump’s Nixonization of the US Economy
The absurdity of today’s behavior by the Trump administration was put on full display by United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US […]
Platinum: The Other White Metal
I’m going to keep tonight’s submission short, sweet, and to the point. There’s another white precious metal out there that most investors and speculators ignore […]
Did The Bank of Japan Make A Tactical Mistake?
The Bank of Japan is as screwed up as Jay Powell’s Federal Reserve. There, I said it. Except they bow more, are more polite, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
IF You Thought the FOMC Was a Snoozefest, Here Comes Nonfarm Payrolls
Wake up you heathens! It’s the most important employment report in the history of mankind. Don’t believe me? I’ve heard rumors that Federal Reserve Chairman […]
Godzilla or Just More Chart Crimes?
There has been a lot of excitement overnight and online with FinTwit and the financial media about the sudden move in the Japanese bond yields, […]
Will Trump’s War on the Fed Crash the Markets?
“There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.” – Andrew Mellon, August 1929 The President of the United States once […]
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 […]