A Nuanced View on the Strategic Implications of Speaker Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan
Introduction: One of the best parts of running Deep Knowledge Investing is my interactions with the Board of Advisors. It’s a remarkable group of people with a wide range of high-level specific expertise. DKI is set up to foster discussion and debate on all issues, and even college interns are encouraged to advocate for their … Read more
Gary Brode of Deep Knowledge Investing Interviews Dr. David Glancy of the IWP on Economic Statecraft
A timely conversation on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 at 12 Eastern Time with Dr. David Glancy, Professor of Strategy, Statecraft, and International Communication at the Institute for World Politics. We cover: 1) The elements of economic statecraft (macroeconomic policy, trade, investment policy, energy/national resources, aid, sanctions, cyber). 2) Some historic examples of U.S. use of … Read more
Officially a Recession
Today, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced 2Q GDP that was down .9%. It’s not a big number, but it is a negative one, and that, combined with negative GDP growth in the first quarter means the US is officially in a recession. Washington D.C. politicians, political operatives, media allies, and the White … Read more
Bullet Points on Another Big 75 Basis Point Rate Hike
Last month, the Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by 75 basis points (.75%) which was the largest rate increase in nearly three decades. Today, they did it again and raised another 75 basis points. The market was already up on Google and Microsoft results that while below estimates, weren’t as bad as feared. … Read more
Walmart vs The White House
‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master—that’s all.’ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of … Read more
The Depth Report – Running on Empty Part V – What to do Now
Overview: Contemplations on the Tree of Woe wrote Running on Empty, a three-part analysis of the petrodollar system that was so full of woe that it ran a full four parts. That’s 33% more woe than had been promised. Because we thought the series represented the kind of deep-dive analysis that we admire, we asked … Read more
Webinar – US, China, Russia: The Importance of Economic Statecraft – August 3 at 12 Eastern
Looking forward to a timely conversation on Wednesday, August 3rd at 12 Eastern Time with Dr. David Glancy, Professor of Strategy, Statecraft, and International Communication at the Institute for World Politics. We’ll cover: 1) The elements of economic statecraft (macroeconomic policy, trade, investment policy, energy/national resources, aid, sanctions, cyber). 2) Some historic examples of U.S. … Read more