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09.25.26 FDIC Friday: Nano Bank, Irvine, CA Fails
I guess now that President Xi is gone we can start showing how weak the community and regional banks are again, right? Or am I […]
09.23 US Market Update: …Since 2007 or 1987?
Uh-oh. Today’s market can be best summed up by one theme this author heard repeatedly on various financial news reports: “…. since 2007.” Be it […]
The Diesel Crisis is Worse Than You Think
The running narrative in Washington, DC thanks to the start of silly season (elections) has been that America has plenty of oil, plenty of gas, […]
09.16 FOMC Preview: Warsh is The Man in the Box
He who tries, will be wastedFeed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut There is nothing like creating a FOMC meeting preview and finding a […]
What is it About Early September Financial Markets
September 3, 1929. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches an all time high. And not too long after that, everything else became history in a […]
September 1st Gold Report: Time to Sort Out the Posers
While many might say I’m a skeptic, jaded, or just a bitter old goldbug, the reality is everything we’re seeing in the markets now has […]
Fed Chair Warsh Shocks the World
Sometimes one has to stand out from the crowd and predict the least likely case to become the most shocking outcome. The groupthink presented by […]
There’s Something Wrong in Philadelphia
And I think it will knock your $SOX off. What is your windbag radio host and often overly historical and somewhat dry esteemed web author […]
2008, If America is Lucky
Why does this grizzled, bitter, old historian pray for a 1973 outcome where a bear market that wiped out 45% of the market and created […]
FOMC Statement: Talk like Greenspan, Perform Like a Powell Pillow Fight
Weirdly enough, this author gets lumped into the nutty conspiracy theory group when talking about the Fed. First and foremost, I have no official history […]
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 […]
Hoovernomics and Tariffs Ride Again
I am squarely for a protective tariff. The proposals of our opponents would place our farmers and workers in competition with peasant and sweated labor […]
10,000% Higher Just Isn’t As Impressive These Days
AS us older folks like to enjoy when the war is basically at intermission time, there really isn’t any point in paying attention to the […]
Now that Q2 2026 is Over, Prepare for the Crash
Twenty years. It’s been twenty years since I’ve read a BIS (Bank of International Settlements) report which actually has created some level of concern for […]