The Big Dollar-Ruble Rumble

The battle between King Dollar and Tsar Ruble is on, and Russia’s efforts to dethrone the dollar have already lost.
Russian Ruble Turns to Rubble

As soon a Russia invaded Ukraine, I terminated that relationship with an email to the editors at RT prior to any sanctions going in place.
Passengers Scream Recession as Powell Dives His Plane for a Soft Nose-Cone Landing

The warnings of Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief equity strategist, will come as no surprise to any who know him because he usually does lean more bearish than the rest of his colleagues who fly the friendly skies, united in toasting the stock market.
Oh, What a Difference a Day Makes

After hitting the highest official inflation rate in 40 years, bonds did exactly what I warned of in my last Patron Post
The Next Recession is Here!

Well, let’s just say the next recession is smoking right outside your window.
This Tight Labor Market Actually Assures a Stagflation Recession

The scoffing is based, in good part, on the idea that a recession is not even possible when consumers are sitting on wheel barrows full of cash with 10-million job openings at 3.9% unemployment.
I Bet My Blog and Won: The Stock Market Collapse of 2022

In the first half of 2021, I bet my blog that the inflation I had been predicting would rise so hot through the year for so long that it would kill the stock market bull.
Contrary to High Priest Powell, the Economy is NOT Strong

With rapt attention from all across the nation, the High Priest of Finance at the Federal Reserve took his position behind his presser pulpit.
Stocks and Awe: The Federal Reserve Regime Change is Here!

The Everything Bubble is bursting, and the Fed has barely even begun its war on inflation. Many top stocks are already in their own bear markets.
The Big Blindspot that Will Bite Bonds and Stocks in the Butt

That self-destruction coming out of the bond market probably won’t happen as a taper tantrum the second the Fed taper actually begins.