#China
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Strait Goes Viral Issue
After a year-long travel adventure, I’ve returned from Tokyo to New York. I expect to be in the NYC/CT area for the next month or so. I intend to re-rent out my house and then depart for another year of living and working in different countries. This life suits me. I’ll publish an update at … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The AI Agents are Replacing Hackers Issue
I’ve spent two years warning about the massive spending on AI without a business plan to earn a return on that spending. The big tech companies that used to have pristine balance sheets are now taking on record levels of debt to fund their AI spending. In related news, Meta (Facebook) is going to sign … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Decoupling Issue
The US figures out that our foreign policy is subject to CCP approval and works out a deal with Australia to develop rare earth mining and refining assets. China responds by ceasing soybean purchases from the US. All of this is creating discomfort in multiple places, but how dependent do you want to be on … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Supply Chain Issue
Lots of supply chain and trade war news this week. China renews and strengthens restrictions on export of rare earth elements and magnets. They’ve spent decades securing the upper hand in these crucial components leaving the west no choice but to invest in our own mining and refining capacity. Silver joins fellow precious metal gold … Read more
I Think They’re Aiming at China
I’m getting a lot of questions and seeing a lot of discussion about why President Trump is about to enact 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada early next week. Government officials from both countries say that at this point, they aren’t completely sure what they’d need to do to be in compliance with the wishes … Read more
Weekly Points – December 15th, 2023 – 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Pivot Issue
For two years, Wall Street pundits and asset gatherers have been screaming for the Fed to pivot to lower interest rates. Unsurprisingly, they make more money when asset prices are high. They were doing this even as the CPI was approaching double digits and when real inflation was approaching 20%. This week, Fed Chairman, Jerome … Read more
5 Things to Know – Video Version – The Smart People Doing Smart Things Issue
Gary Brode of Deep Knowledge Investing and Robb Fahrion of Flying V Group discuss the 5 Things to Know in Investing This Week: The Smart People Doing Smart Things Issue This week, we’ll address the following topics: – New payroll and jobs data is good, bad, mixed, and other. – Moody’s warns on China. – … Read more