Quick announcement: I’ll be in Bangkok for the next few weeks. While I’m here, I’m open to a small number of in-person conversations. If you’re based locally, or know someone here you think it would be worthwhile for me to meet, feel free to reach out privately at IR@DeepKnowledgeInvesting.com. The big news of the week … Read more
Chairman Powell leans dovish in his annual remarks causing risk assets including Bitcoin, gold, equities, and energy to trade up sharply. DKI disagrees with the (potential) decision to cut rates, but still profits from it. The White House will be pleased, but don’t expect the President to start praising Powell in public. Copper tariffs are … Read more
One month after the market worried about an increase in the CPI, it celebrated a slightly lower reading. That seems great until you look at the chart and see that there’s been no real progress on inflation in months. In order to get inflation down, the government could cut wasteful spending. DKI likes that option … Read more
Years ago, President Trump talked about a change in tax rates that he described as “big league”. It was misinterpreted as “bigly” and a new word entered the lexicon. Last week, the Fed pivoted and cut the fed funds rate. This cut was more than two years after Fed doves and asset gatherers started begging … Read more
The big story in investing this year has been optimism and worry about demand for the chips powering AI applications. While generative AI has demonstrated some impressive capabilities, there are fears regarding when there will be a profitable business model to support the tens of billions of dollars of capital expenditures currently being made in … Read more
