November 5, 2018 * Currencies rally on Friday, but get turned around overnight * Everybody has current debt, but the U.S. has current and future debt! Good Day… And a Marvelous Monday to you! I had an uneventful trip here to my winter home yesterday, other than leaving at zero-dark thirty, in the morning! The … Continue reading “The Surveys Only Produce 34,000 Jobs, But The BLS Says 280,000!”
November 1, 2018 *Currencies finally break the dollar’s spell over them! * Gold reverses yesterday’s selloff… Good Day… And a Tub Thumpin’ Thursday to you! Welcome to November… I despise this month, so we’ll start out like that today! This was the day, when I was a young lad that I used to wish I … Continue reading “Sweden Changes Its Position On A Cashless Society…”
Rocktober 31, 2018 * Currencies and metals take on more water… * Chuck explains his dislike of the Fed… Good Day… Boo! And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! And a Happy Halloween to one and all! I recall going to New Orleans on Halloween for a conference years ago… They sure do get into Halloween … Continue reading “Boo! Trick-or-Treat!”
Rocktober 30, 2018 * dollar continues to cast its spell over the currencies * Germany’s Merkel announces that she’ll step down… Good Day… And a Tom Terrific Tuesday to you! Almost to the end of Rocktober, can you believe that one? It won’t be long now, and all the discussion around the house will be … Continue reading “We’re Going To Need To Finance $1.34 Trillion Of New Debt!”
Rocktober 29, 2018 * Currencies are stuck in the mud… with no 4 wheel drive vehicle to use! * The Rot is being exposed on Housing’s vine… Good Day… And a Marvelous Monday to you! A simply marvelous weather-wise weekend here in the Midwest this past weekend… I spent some time outdoors, not much, … Continue reading “China & Japan Sign FX Swap Agreement…”
Rocktober 25, 2018 * Bad Data day for the U.S. changes the course of the currencies * And Gold continues to gain new investors… Follow the money! Good Day… And a Tub Thumpin’ Thursday to you! Man o man, I can’t catch a break these days with something always causing me pain somewhere in my … Continue reading “Is There Whispering Among The Fed Heads?”
Rocktober 24, 2018 * Currencies get sold in the overnight markets * Gold gains $8.20 on Tuesday, but needs to go on a roll! Good Day… And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! Well, I received a high five from my oncologist yesterday, but she reminded me that the wolf (metastatic cancer) is always at the … Continue reading “The President “May Regret” Nominating Powell!”
Rocktober 23, 2018 * The dollar continues to hammer on the currencies * Gold rallies in the early morning trading on Asian fears… Good Day… And a Tom Terrific Tuesday to you! I forgot to mention this yesterday, so here goes… 36 years ago, this past weekend, I witnessed a Game 7 World Series victory … Continue reading “Former NY Fed Bank Regulator Blows A Whistle!”
Rocktober 22, 2018 * China is getting back at the U.S…. * Currencies & metals drift lower… Marvelous Monday to you! The chilly, raw, gray days of last week, turned to sun filled, but still quite chilly days this weekend… I’m a sun worshiper, if you haven’t figured that one out yet, and … Continue reading “Fed Heads No Longer Singing From The Same Song Sheet!”