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
Laks Ganapathi on Electric Vehicles
Gary Brode of Deep Knowledge Investing speaks with Laks Ganapathi of Unicus Research. She’s an ESG investor with concerns about the future of the EV industry. We address: Critical challenges that are holding EV’s back? What can we do to move batteries to be less expensive and not as difficult to properly dispose of once … Read more
Mastering the Fundamentals of Strategic Geopolitical Risk Analysis
Deep Knowledge Investing is pleased to announce that Heather Heldman, Founder of Luminae Group, and member of the DKI Board of Advisors, is teaching a course called “Mastering the Fundamentals of Strategic Geopolitical Risk Analysis”. As a courtesy for DKI readers, Luminae is offering the class to you at a 33% discount. I’m already registered. … Read more
Webinar on the EV Industry Wednesday, July 20th at 12 Eastern Time
Looking forward to a fascinating conversation on Wednesday, July 20th at 12 eastern time with Laks Ganapathi. She’s an ESG investor with concerns about the future of the EV industry. Register: www.DeepKnowledgeInvesting.com/webinar We’ll address: Critical challenges that are holding EV’s back? What can we do to move batteries to be less expensive and not as difficult … Read more
CPI Hits 9.1% and Somehow People Are Still Surprised
Today’s announcement that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 9.1% was so severe that there is now credible speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise the fed funds rate by 1.00% instead of the planned .75% which would still represent a huge increase. We warned that inflation was large, understated, a huge problem, and not … Read more
Euro / Dollar Parity – What Does it Mean for You?
Overview: For the first time in almost 20 years, you can buy a euro for one dollar. As little as a year ago, a Euro cost about $1.19. In foreign exchange markets, that’s a huge move in a year. Here’s the chart: We first wrote about the stronger dollar vs other currencies two months ago, … Read more