All eyes were on the bond market this week as the bond vigilantes arrive. Want to know what a bond vigilante is? No worries, we explain and tell you what we’re doing about them. Moody’s downgrades US Treasuries. No one cares. We all knew the US government has a debt and spending problem. Meta’s AI … Read more
My second week in South Florida was all about work. It was a good week for Deep Knowledge Investing subscribers as news in a few portfolio names led to stock positions moving in our favor. Many of us have large positions in gold and Bitcoin which set multiple new highs during the week. Uranium has … Read more
I’m getting a lot of questions right now about the overall market. People are noticing some strange trading. This morning, the S&P 500 ($SPY) and the NASDAQ ($QQQ) both opened down, traded back to flattish/up small, then fell in the afternoon ending the day down 1.6% and 1.4% respectively. The whole market is volatile right … Read more
The new CPI was a win for the disinflation crowd as the all-items inflation metric falls to 2.3%. On the other hand, we’ve been above the 2% target for 50 straight months, and I think the target is 2% too high. The market celebrated a temporary tariff truce with China as both sides agree to … Read more
Florida Man kills python by throwing an alligator at it requiring insurance claims on three totaled tricycles? Last week, I let you know I was on a 9-hour train trip from NYC to Pittsburgh to visit my favorite cousin, Robb, and my Great Uncle Herby. Because they wouldn’t let me drive the train, I was … Read more
More than a year ago, I stopped writing about the employment numbers. In some ways, there is nothing more important to the economy than the number of people gaining or losing jobs. The reason I stopped was the “data” was clearly being faked. Month after month, we saw great job growth on the day of … Read more
