[NPR] Despite high inflation, Americans are spending like crazy – and it’s kind of puzzling [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Debt Restructuring Talks at G-20 [...]

The Heat is On Last week, HAI observed that the S&P 500 had broken below the rising trend channel that defined the rally off December lows. The implication [...]

Archaic perhaps, but I am an impassioned proponent of sound money – and have been for a long time. It’s vital – fundamental. The Austrian School of [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Decline After PCE Inflation Report: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Extends Gain for a Second Session Ahead of US Inflation Data [...]

This week we take a look at the 200 day moving average for gold and silver. Recent movements of metals point towards prices beginning to climb in the near [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Rise as Fed Aligns With Street Wagers: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil prices firm, but rise in U.S. inventories looms [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks, Treasuries Advance Before Fed Minutes: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Key Yield Rises Above 0.5% BOJ Ceiling for Second [...]

Japan’s QE Is More Than All Global QT Combined U.S. Inflation 9.6% Calculated The “Old Way” Credit Card Debt At All-Time High Could Japan [...]

  [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Drop on Fed Concern as Dollar Gets Bid: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Swings in Rangebound Market as Fed and China [...]

Americans today might be forgiven for wondering whether the train they’re taking is headed for the gala or the gulag. Progressives in particular and [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Wobble as China Bets Fade; Dollar Stalls: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains After Weekly Loss as China Recovery Competes With [...]

  [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Adani Credit Facilities Expose Collateral Web Full of Red Flags [BBC] China may give Russia weapons for Ukraine war, Anthony Blinken [...]

Magical Disinflation Theory This week, the S&P 500 broke below its rising trend channel that has defined the rally off of December lows. The channel trend [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Charting the Global Economy: Inflation, Retail Sales Climb in US [Reuters] Earthquake death toll passes 46,000; desperation for signs of life [...]

Data this week confirmed both that “disinflation” is not running wild and that the U.S. economy is not falling off a cliff. A comment by a senior German [...]