The hot July PPI number is not inflation, it is an effect of inflation Just as I often write that the "inflation" numbers the media chase all over the place…
NFTRH 874 No Confidence At some point the shine is going to come off the story that sees Trump as a great negotiator, artful dealer who's whipping the rest of…
NFTRH 873 No Laffing Matter Last week in NFTRH 872, we covered the Art Laffer mega bull view that is likely cast through a political lens. According to this view…
NFTRH 872 Two Geologists Walk Into a Bar Stumble Into the Rabbit Hole With Talon Metals as the focal point, I have a little angel on one shoulder and a…
Under the Federal Reserve system, the U.S. is not a capitalist country, it is a socialist welfare state for the elite, compliments of inflation Socialism For the Elite, Not Capitalism…
The 10yr2yr yield curve steepening trend is well intact, indicating an oncoming economic bust not too far out on the horizon It's not the only indicator to the macro, but…
Tariff effects always were going to be delayed... stagflation or deflation? If the thesis of this well thought out analytical string is correct, no tariff effects will have washed up…
"Stagflation or Deflation?"; one will come first As the Fed's Michael Barr notes, tariffs will put upward pressure on prices of items subject to said tariffs. You can tap the…
Trump is not all wrong about who is at fault for contracting GDP, but he's plenty wrong too Click the image if you'd like to read the article explaining why…
The 10yr-2yr Yield Curve indicates that the economic bust is on schedule No way did I know that Trump was going to shove it into gear so actively like this.…
Trump appears to be using a 1970s, or worse, 1930s playbook; and those playbooks did not work even though the US had a large industrial base at those times [edit]…
NFTRH 854 The Way It Should Be It doesn't happen often, but on occasions like the one we have today, my enjoyment of markets increases exponentially. That is because I…
NFTRH 853 Note NFTRH 853 turns out not to be abbreviated. I am feeling better each day, although I do need to get out and about more and continue back…
The February BLS Payrolls Report shows a moderate miss vs. expectations I don't know whether to give Hazel a frown off this report, so I'll keep that disgusting and winning…