As Fed Founders, Get Ready for More Radical Monetary Policy
Last week, the Federal Reserve left unchanged its benchmark federal funds rate, with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell declaring the US economy to be "on a good path." This article is…
Close CHTR, Roll T
We have two suggestions that are reaching options expiration at the end of the week, Charter Communication (CHTR) and ATT (T). This article is for paid members - please login…
A History Lesson: Comparing Socialist East Germany vs Capitalist West Germany
Donald Trump is an incoherent mix of good policies and bad policies. Some of his potential 2020 opponents, by contrast, are coherent but crazy. And economic craziness exists in other nations as well. This article is…
Equities Take a Beat Down!
Equity markets are a mess, no doubt about it. The question is, "will they remain that way?" The answer to that question is "it all depends on the emotion of…
The Week Ahead | 05/13/2019
Recent Developments and Headlines Well, last week we saw Volatility come back to the market because of the Trade War, VIX increase 19% to close at 16.04 up from 12.87…
Bonds/Interest Rate Update
Jeffery Gundlock, the Founder and CIO of Doubleline Asset Management had some things to say about the bond market at the Sohn Conference which took place this past week. Of note, was…
Time to Go Shopping at Walmart?
Everyone knows Walmart (WMT), the high volume big box retailer that sells everything from electronics and automotive products to clothing and groceries. The company is, by definition, a stable and…
Hayekian Insights from The Road to Serfdom
Hayek's "Road to Serfdom" is one of the greatest economic reads that everyone would benefit from. We suggest you have a read. But if you prefer the video version, there are…
The Best and Worst Performing Wealth Markets in the Last 10 Years
The chart says it all, so we are going to let our readers simply take it in. While there are some common reasons why our wealth is being created or…
Inflation: The Rumors of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Speaking at Grant’s spring conference, Steve Hanke, master monetary economist, described the money creating business in the US as “Pretty much everything is well-behaved.” While the Fed does its best…