Balanced Trade – Guest Post by Alex Macris
Today, we welcome back our most frequent guest poster, Alex Macris. Over the past week, we’ve all seen the mainstream media analysis and FinX hysteria screaming that President Trump has no idea what he’s doing as he intentionally destroys the economy with poorly thought-out tariffs. Last week, DKI asked the question, “Tariffs – What if … Read more
Tariffs – What if Everyone is Wrong?
Introduction: I watched President Trump’s tariff press conference yesterday. When the Wall Street Journal reported that the tariff level would be only 10%, the equity indexes traded up about 2% in the aftermarket. Then, the President pulled out charts that showed that in addition to the 10% baseline tariff, there would be additional reciprocal tariffs … Read more
Weekly Points – March 28th, 2025 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Non-Transitory Inflation Issue
In 2021, Chairman Powell and Secretary Yellen said inflation was transitory. In 2023, political commentator and MMT enthusiast, Paul Krugman, said we had defeated inflation. In 2025, the PCE (the preferred inflation metric of the Fed) has made no real progress in the past year and the Core PCE is rising again. Retail investors are … Read more