The Globalists Turned Out To Be Morons
Think about this for a second. The people running the global economy decided it would be a good idea to…
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Soaring Rents Eat Americans’ Wage Increases – And Then Some
A coffee barista could receive 10% more pay and have most of it wiped out just by an increase in rent. Add in the costs of food and gasoline, and…
Continue readingHave Used Car Prices Peaked? Not Quite Yet
Cars used to be the quintessential depreciating asset. It’s hard to imagine used car prices reverting to, say, 2019 levels anytime soon…
Continue readingWhat Happens When Soaring Prices Collide With Tapped-Out Consumers?
US consumers have burned through their stimmy checks and are now furiously maxxing out their credit cards to pay for…
Continue readingFed Indicator Is Flashing Stagflation, Maybe Recession
Conventional wisdom holds that the U.S. economy is overheating. New workers are…
Continue readingBuy The Dip Versus Sell The Rally
Stock market volatility has become ridiculous, which is exactly what we should expect at…
Continue readingWhat Are The Numbers That Rates Rise And Stocks Fall Before The Fed Panics? (2022 Edition)
Imagine the reaction of a whole generation of traders who have never heard a firm “no” from the monetary authorities, suddenly confronted with…
Continue readingYet Another Retirement Risk You May Not Be Considering
We clearly need to add “outliving our savings” to the ever-lengthening list of future risks. Gold Bugs, that means turbocharge your…
Continue readingWage Inflation Might Shock The World In 2022
Rising wages might have long enough legs to keep overall inflation elevated for years. If so, the Fed will…
Continue readingNo Way Does China Save Us From The Next Bust
The inevitable bust approaches, bigger and nastier than…
Continue readingStocks Tank, Gold Jumps: A Glimpse Of The Future?
Manipulations only work for a while. Eventually, fundamentals and common sense win out, even in the face of…
Continue readingHow Long Until Inflation Breaks Germany?
Is controlling inflation even possible without blowing up all the over-leveraged countries, companies and individuals that now depend on…
Continue readingThe Emerging Alt-Economy: “Buy Nothing”
In the best tradition of market-based fixes, “Buy Nothing” looks like a win for…
Continue readingHousing Is Officially A Bubble
The imbalance between buyer and seller has become pathological. Buying a house in this market is about as sensible as…
Continue readingSpiking Australian Interest Rates Are A Glimpse Of The Global Future
This will be followed by desperate attempts to force rates back down, which only causes…
Continue readingAnother Effect Of Rising Wages
When McDonald’s, Walmart or Amazon talk about “substantial benefits to customers and employees”, they’re of course actually saying…
Continue readingRemember Strikes? The Pendulum Swings Back To Workers
This long-overdue wealth rebalancing will change a lot of things, including…
Continue readingInflation Is A Problem Here But An Existential Threat Over There
Here in the US, prices are rising, packages are shrinking and shelves are emptying. This is annoying, but it’s not…
Continue readingThe Real Action Is Still To Come: The Gold Bull Market Has Years To Run
The boring market action in gold, a form of money that has protected against financial and societal chaos for all of recorded history, looks like…
Continue readingGold Breakout Coming? The Picture Looks Dramatic
“Peircing $2,200 would do massive technical damage…This breakthrough happens on…”
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