This week, we got a lower-than-expected CPI. Hooray, the Fed will cut! Then, we got a higher-than-expected PPI. Oh no, the Fed can’t cut! There’s some evidence that tariffs are raising prices for now, but not nearly as bad as the fiat economist threatened. The US puts a 15% tariff on $NVDA and $AMD chip … Read more
Seeking Alpha had a recap of last night’s authID ($AUID) conference call. It’s worth a quick read and contains a link to the transcript for those of you who want more detail. It was written by AI, but in my opinion, does a nice job capturing the important information. https://seekingalpha.com/news/4485845-authid-targets-18m-in-2025-bookings-as-idx-platform-launch-expands-total-addressable-market Information contained in … Read more
Bitcoin is an asset with no cash flows, no interest payments, and no fundamentals. That means explanations for short-term volatility are often little more than guesses. However, this time, there is an easy explanation for the volatility of the recent few weeks. In general, Bitcoin and gold tend to experience higher dollar prices when the … Read more
President Trump fires the head of the BLS. We immediately get performative complaining that the integrity of the BLS and the government data collection process is being threatened and politicized. Somehow, the “integrity” crowd ignores the fact that last year, there were two 800k plus revisions and we just had a 258k revision. Firing the … Read more
Overview: Today, we got the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed an overall increase of 2.7% for the last year and up 0.2% for the month (annualizes to 2.4%). The annual number is flat from June and 0.1% below expectations. The monthly is up 0.2% and consistent with expectations. The Core CPI which … Read more
Hi All, I’m excited to update you on some new DKI features that are on the way. – I think the AI revolution is real and that it will have a huge impact on our lives. It’s no longer just a toy to make funny pictures and silly poems. We’ll be adding a new member … Read more
