“Bubbles are mechanisms of wealth redistribution and destruction – with detrimental consequences for social and geopolitical stability. Boom periods [...]
February 13, 2025: For the record, the S&P500 gained 1.04% for the session, and the Nasdaq100 jumped 1.43%. The Semiconductors rose 1.29% and the Russell [...]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Thursday comment is credible: “The President wants lower rates. He and I are focused on the 10-year Treasury and what is [...]
Prioritize, or just go chronologically. The beginning, middle, or end of the week? DeepSeek, the Fed or Trump tariffs? Never a dull moment. We live in an Age [...]
Please join Doug Noland and David McAlvany this coming Thursday, January 30th, at 4:00 pm Eastern/2:00 pm Mountain Time for the McAlvany Wealth Management [...]
Some things are just irresolvable. Religious conflict and abortion are issues that come quickly to mind, along with whether tax cuts spur growth sufficient to [...]
Year 26. I’ve been posting the CBB for so long I barely remember what a normal Friday evening feels like. I face a dilemma this year. Potentially one of the [...]
“Bubbles are self-reinforcing, but inevitably unsustainable inflations.” “Asset and speculative Bubbles are invariably fueled by underlying Credit [...]
Hanging on by the skin of its teeth? Year ends are invariably interesting – on occasion, intriguing. There’s money at stake, especially this year with huge [...]
Friday from Bloomberg: “US Stocks Rise After ‘Major Overreaction” to Fed.” There was certainly more to Wednesday’s steep market selloff than a [...]
Non-Financial Debt (NFD) expanded at a seasonally adjusted and annualized rate (SAAR) of $3.642 TN, up from Q2’s SAAR $3.471 TN for the strongest expansion [...]
“Stocks Extend Record-Breaking Run After Jobs Data.” “Investors Pour $140bn into US Stock Funds After Trump Election Victory.” “Cash Draws Biggest [...]
