The new CPI report came in below expectations. This is bullish for the market, and the futures are up ahead of the open. Full analysis of the report will be posted to the blog this morning. I’m updating some graphs right now. Please check back shortly. Thanks!
We’ve added a lot of new subscribers in the past few weeks (thank you!) so I thought it was a good time to provide an update on a few features and some coming changes. Pricing: DKI is about to increase pricing for new premium subscribers in the next few weeks. If you are a current … Read more
The More Problems in Sovereign Debt Issue We’re looking at massive worldwide sovereign debt problems. The Bank of Japan decided to stop defending the 1% rate ceiling on its 10-year bond to stop further weakness in the yen. Not to be outdone, the US Treasury announces plans for trillions of dollars of new bond auctions. … Read more
The Non-Correlated Issue The stock market is falling with the S&P 500 now down more than 10% from its 2023 high. Investors are starting to realize that “higher for longer” now includes inflation and government spending. Bond yields are rising despite the Fed signaling they’re done hiking for now. GDP is high, but misleading. Investors … Read more
DKI has been speaking and writing about the financial issues facing Japan for more than a year. When interest rates were ultra-low, Japan took on massive debt totaling approximately 260% of GDP. That crushing debt load should have caused a financial collapse, but didn’t due to the lowest interest rates in recorded history including trillions … Read more
Fed Chairman, Powell, spoke today. During his talk, the market went up, then down, then back up before finishing down big. For those of you who are retro video game fans, this was the market version of the Konami Code. During his speech, Powell indicated the Fed was done hiking rates for now. As always, … Read more
The Chutzpah Issue Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that loosely translates to a combination of gall, obnoxious assumptions, and courage. There’s an old saying that the definition of chutzpah is killing your parents and begging the judge for leniency because you’re an orphan. I also like the way Futurama “explained” it. In this week’s 5 … Read more
