The Corruption of the Fed, Wall St., and D.C. in One Short Story

Those of us who have been swearing at, about, and repeatedly about the cabal of corruption which now manages the political and financial affairs of […]

That didn’t take long: Less than 48 hours after the Gas was Shut Off, Latvia Agrees to pay in Rubles

The first article from early Sunday morning from Europe was obvious: Baltic nations first in Europe to cut Russian oil imports, but concerns remain From […]

Two Charts Says the US Economy is Doomed

And I don’t mean just 2008 doomer radio doomed like I used to broadcast via shortwave radio. I think this time we are doomed like […]

Last Week in Equities: Just like the Oscars, a Bad Remake

Last night the Academy Awards were held in the land of fruits and nuts and when all is said and done nobody will care because […]

03.21.22 00:45 UTC: Evergrande Suspends Share Trading in Hong Kong

Gee, this will end well. No problemo. It will track DOGE and rally to 17 cents in no time at all. Or not. All is […]

Market Deterioration is Accelerating

If you thought Thursday and Friday of last week were bad days for the market, well, today was much, much worse. Breadth fell apart, volume […]

Hong Kong Hang Seng Market Crashes Below 20,000

Have no fear folks. Russia-Ukraine peace talks will create peace in our time and the world will see the bull market return. Or not. The […]

03.12.22 Russia-Ukraine War: Mariupol Continues to get Pounded

And it the unthinkable is being egged on by complete, total morons who believe the wildly inaccurate assessments of Vladimir Putin from the intel community […]

03.10.20 Market Action: The Forgettable Classics

Today’s market action summed up in one song: God I’m old. Then again, so are the classics that one wishes to drink out of their […]

About that Stock Market Rally Yesterday: Nothing Like the Classics

Hopium springs eternal. Are you reelin’ in the years, Stowin’ away the time And the reason they are called the classics is because the music, […]

03.09.22 A Very Brief Market Note…

This morning markets are rallying in Europe and in the US futures as hope springs eternal: I shall leave this here for everyone to chew […]

03.07.22 Financial Markets Summary: “DOINK!”

Meet Doink the Clown. A WWE staple who entertained everyone by being that evil clown which terrorized children, fans, and now, Godspeed to him, investors […]

03.07.22 00:00 UTC Financial Markets Open= P-A-I-N

Just holy flirkingschmidt. I thought to myself hours ago, “yeah, it could be ugly,” but not this FUGLY! Let’s start with everyone’s favorite subject, the […]

Will Putin Launch his Financial Nuke Monday Morning?

There is a weapon which President Vladimar Putin has not launched yet, but the time is coming where by backing his nation’s economy into a […]

The PPT Opens a 2nd Front in the Financial War

As many of my readers may or may not know, I’m a cynical old SOB. I do not, have not, and will not believe in […]