The Non-Correlated Issue The stock market is falling with the S&P 500 now down more than 10% from its 2023 high. Investors are starting to realize that “higher for longer” now includes inflation and government spending. Bond yields are rising despite the Fed signaling they’re done hiking for now. GDP is high, but misleading. Investors … Read more
DKI has been speaking and writing about the financial issues facing Japan for more than a year. When interest rates were ultra-low, Japan took on massive debt totaling approximately 260% of GDP. That crushing debt load should have caused a financial collapse, but didn’t due to the lowest interest rates in recorded history including trillions … Read more
I had the chance to talk with Phil Muscatello on the Stocks for Beginners podcast https://www.stocksforbeginners.net/blog/gary-brode-dki Join Gary and me as we dissect the current state of the US Stock Market. Dominated by the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech companies, the S&P 500 has wiped out all its gains for 2023. We explore the consequences of increasing … Read more
Last week, I had the pleasure of spending an hour talking to Michael Gayed of the Lead Lag Report about Counter-Intuitive Inflation. You can check out the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV01sg6aB2k&t=12s
I had the pleasure of being hosted by Tony Nash of Complete Intelligence along with Tracy Shuchart and David Cervantes. We cover a lot of ground regarding the macro situation, housing, and food-related commodities. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oA_JWuM2-8.
Gary Brode of DKI talks with Jesse Myers of Onramp Bitcoin We’ll discuss: – How much Bitcoin should you own if you don’t fully understand it. – Why and how to self-custody. – Will the SEC approve Bitcoin exchange traded funds like $GBTC. –Why it’s almost impossible to change the total Bitcoin issuance of … Read more
The Bond Vigilantes Issue Fed Chairman, Powell, implied the Fed was done raising the fed funds rate for now partly because longer-term yields were rising. Excessive Congressional spending is now driving inflation and higher Treasury yields instead of actions by the Federal Reserve. Politicians in Argentina refuse to learn the lesson of how modern monetary … Read more
