While many of my readers who were growing tired of the 12 Day War will read the headline above and say “oh no another Israel-Iran […]
Tag: STOCK MARKET
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell to Congress: No Cuts for You
In about ten minutes from now, Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell will present the following prepared remarks to the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House […]
06.23.25 Markets Should Rally Unless…
This one innocuous looking photograph which is the headline thumbnail for this article is the key to understanding why ES is not down 100 points […]
OpEx Friday: Get Ready for the Pump Before the Dump
The usual suspects were on financial television this morning boasting that there really isn’t no sign of stagflation and that tariff impacts will not be […]
Do Stocks Really Enjoy a Good War?
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for […]
A Quick Prediction on Today’s CPI Report
If we’re all supposed to be dorks and believe the financial pump and dump media, the BLS report on CPI at 8:30 a.m. will be […]
S&P 500: Gappapalooza
There are bear market rallies and then there are bear market rallies based on nothing but hopium and prayer. Well, this author is all out […]
China’s Version of the Trump-Xi Phone Call is Interesting
The following is the full government readout from China of the Trump-Xi phone call via Xinhua: Xi says dialogue, cooperation only correct choice for China, […]
It Finally Happened: Trump Called Xi
And another great meme dies after two months of the trade war. In what has been hyped, lied about, promoted, and used to pump markets […]
The Tariff Ruling: A Nothingburger or Taco of Consequence?
The Court of International Trade, an Article III Constitutionally created by Congress to adjudicate trade disputes since the 18th century, dropped what at first appeared […]
Remember: Stock Buybacks Does Not Make a Company Great Again
Deep into this earnings season and the one consistent theme that persists thanks to our retarded tax code is that companies would rather perform stock […]
Beware of the Media Chart Criminals
There is a sad, sad commentary on just how easy it is to deceive retail and some members of the financial community, especially rookies. A […]
Bull Markets are Peaceful, History is Violent
In the 2014 movie “Fury” the statement from the character Wardaddy of “Ideals are peaceful, history is violent,” was truly not respected as a reflection […]
After this Week’s Holiday Look for a Market Rollover
The United States sometimes forgets that it takes two to tango and make a deal, or for that matter, make a market. This week is […]
Something Wicked From Asia Has Hit US T-Bills
As many of my regular readers know, I maintain fairly bizarre hours as I’m usually in the office early getting things accomplished and sometimes up […]