This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: Last month, we wrote this: DKI has been highlighting inconsistent economic data since last November. However, recent news has put that trend on steroids. The ISM Manufacturing Index and the Purchasing Managers’ Index are both showing contraction/recessionary indicators. Demand for goods is weak. Lumber pricing … Read more
This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: When DKI recommended buying Bitcoin a couple of years ago at half the current price in dollars, part of our thesis was the coming institutional acceptance of the asset. We hypothesized that even small percentage allocations from firms managing trillions of dollars would overwhelm Bitcoin … Read more
The Disinflation Issue Lots of disinflation news this week. Disinflation means a reduction in the rate of inflation. Prices are still going up, but at a slower rate. The data doesn’t paint a perfect picture, and we’ll elaborate in the “Things” below. We also have some new information on the year’s best antitrust case, and … Read more
This is a reminder for tomorrow’s subscriber’s-only webinar with me, Chris Bell (DKI Board of Advisors and National Sales Manager for Horizon Kinetics), and James Davolos (Star portfolio manager for the Horizon Kinetics’ Inflation Beneficiaries Fund). We’ll be covering inflation, the economy, the stock market, and Bitcoin. I’ve also just gotten a couple of questions … Read more
Hi DKI Premium Subscribers, Please check back later today for a detailed CPI post. I’m updating graphs right now.
The It’s All About the Employment Report(s) Issue This week, we get conflicting employment reports implying again that more people have taken second and third jobs part time jobs. China announces weak manufacturing data. The Federal Reserve is about to present Japan with a big problem. Finally, we take on the question of whether inflation … Read more
