Economic News
Digesting a Tide Pod
A few years back, the mainstream news was packed with the absurdity of a new game being played...
Danger Ahead: Why We Are Heading Toward Double-Digit Inflation
“Government is the only agency that can take a valuable commodity like paper, slap some ink on it...
Future Electric Vehicle (EV) Electricity Demand Bullish for Utilities
This past weekend, MarketWatch ran an article titled “Tesla’s Musk Says U.S. Electric Production Needs to Double to...
Energy Sector Makes a Case as Best Inflation Hedge
As the world’s energy policies, technologies and investment capital pour into renewable sources that include solar, wind, biomass,...
Small-Cap Index Reaches a Key Inflection Point
This past week saw a number of potential market headwinds emerge that pressured the major averages lower. Mixed...
‘Tis The Season To Invest In Gold?
“We should treat market truisms with respect but not as gospel.” -- Dick Davis On Tuesday, "MarketWatch" released a...
The Highest Yields That Make Perfect Sense
This past Friday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell delivered an amazingly dovish speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that caught...
Reaganomics at 40: Reagan’s Biggest Success – and Regret
The Heritage Foundation and the Reagan Ranch last week held celebrations of the 40th anniversary of “Reaganomics.” Living economists...
Fed Taper Plan May Be on Hold
Expectations for a “once-and-for-all” announcement about the Fed’s timetable for its plan to taper quantitative easing (QE) are...
What Every Investor Needs to Know About Afghanistan and China
“Those who are most loudly criticizing Biden’s troop withdrawal are those most responsible for creating this mess, to...