Darren writes in with a question about modern monetary theory (MMT). It’s basically the fiat economics we’re accustomed to in the US and Europe. I’m an advocate for hard money and less government interference in the economy. Darren’s question is smart and right on target given all DKI has written recently on the disastrous inflation … Read more
DKI readers are well-aware of my view that the size and expenses of the US government are unsustainable, and that Congress has decided to fund trillions of dollars of spending with inflation-causing debt (dollar-creation). Further, this fiscal malfeasance is enabled by the Federal Reserve, an institution that instead of maintaining any kind of financial order, … Read more
Hi All, Three pieces of upcoming DKI content: November Subscribers’ Webinar: We’ll be hosting Mark Rossano of C6. He’s a fantastic energy investor with a clear view of how geopolitical events change supply/demand for the industry. We’ll be talking about investing in public energy companies. That webinar will be Wednesday, November 29th at noon (NY … Read more
The Close the * Door Issue: We saw the most entertaining press conference by a Federal Reserve Chairman in decades. Jerome Powell “surprised” Wall Street by saying exactly the same thing he’s been saying for almost two years, then got caught on a hot mike wanting to shut the door on badly-behaved protesters. A Treasury … Read more
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
