The following is an attempt to explain the Trump phenomenon. It is NOT a pro-Trump article; it is simply an explanation for how Trump accomplished what he did, and why…
Today the Fed hiked rates for the third time in eleven years. In so doing it has confirmed what many have long suspected: that the only thing that matters to…
March 14, 2017 Oil may have just stopped the Bank of Japan. The fact is that in late September 2016, the Bank of Japan embarked on a new monetary policy…
The Fed meets this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. The market believes that there is an 86% chance the Fed will be hiking rates during this meeting. The Fed has…
The market is looking increasingly ugly. Stocks are a lot like a body of water. Anyone can see where the surface level is… but what’s occurring underneath is much more…
The market is finally awaking to the fact that the ENTIRE move from November 8 2016 was based on hype and little else. Yesterday, Oil imploded more than 5% wiping…
The US economy continues to implode as inflation ignites. GDP Now has collapsed from 3.4% in early February to 1.3% today. It will be revised even lower based on the…
I want to warn you to be very VERY careful with stocks right now. The common narrative is that the US is entering a golden age in its economy and…
The simplest outline for this week concerns inflation. Stocks have erupted higher in the last month based on the belief that the economy is roaring once again. However, this is…
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The biggest trade in the world is staring everyone in the face. According to a Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch fund manager survey, the US Dollar is the single most…
Globally inflation is on the rise. On Monday Spain reported a year over year 7.5% jump in its PPI reading (a measure of inflation). Take a look at that chart.…
The single biggest story this morning is Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin pouring ice cold water on the market’s mania. First and foremost, Mnunchin stated point blank that the Trump administration…
While the financial world continues to delight in Trump Mania, the US economy has rolled over into recession. I realize this sounds completely insane. After all, stocks are at new…
Those who lived through the ‘80s will undoubtedly remember the famous scene from the original Ghostbusters in which Bill Muray’s character goes to see Sigourney Weaver. Unbeknownst to Murray, Weaver’s…
I keep pounding the table and screaming about inflation… but people still don’t get it. Hopefully yesterday’s inflation data was a wake up call. For those who missed, US wholesale…
Janet Yellen continues to demonstrate that she is either profoundly ignorant or dishonest. Neither of those are positive qualities for a Fed Chair. Having maintained interest rates at essentially ZERO…
The Trump Trade hit again on Friday when the White House announced that Trumps’ proposed tax reform is coming in the next few weeks. The markets took the new to…
Yet another “unmassaged” data point has shown that the US economy is rolling over. If you’ve been reading me for a while you know that one of my biggest pet…
While the financial media was applauding last week’s jobs number, those of us who actually look into the details can tell you that the report was complete fiction. The headline…
