Bitcoin – It’s All About the Fed Right Now
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
Weekly Points – August 8th, 2025 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The You’re Fired Issue
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
July CPI is 2.7%
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
New DKI Features on the Way
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
President Trump, the Fed, and What Really Matters
Federal Reserve Governor, Kugler, resigned early, and President Trump has the opportunity to select her predecessor. The President will also be able to replace Chairman Powell when his term expires next May. As usual, FinX (Formerly FinTwit) and the financial press are losing their minds that President Trump has the opportunity to select the people … Read more