Whether or not humans are nudging the global temperature needle is not the subject of this episode. How “they” have seamlessly migrated a host of strident activists to be alarmed about the Climate Emergency and what this means is the focus. Once we can see the many nudges, propaganda pushes, and emotionally pitched bids for […]
This week on Off the Cuff, I sit down for an Off The Cuff discussion with Stephen Flood, the CEO of GoldCore. Zoom didn’t treat me well on the recorded output file. Please excuse the slight audio sync issue that occurs to me (and me only) during the middle part of the video. The beginning […]
Today, we’re revisiting an article I originally penned back in 2018 titled, “Facing the (Horrible) Future.” I still recall my somber mood as I unpacked the serious predicaments our future seemed to hold, particularly in relation to resource depletion and environmental degradation. The truth is, we’re now living in the start of that future, here […]
One report to discuss today and then the Fed Balance Sheet: Housing Starts (HOUST): +291k [+21.7%], a huge move higher. May be seasonal. Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL): -26.26B [-0.31%]. The big global-economic news was the BOE raising rates 50 bp (to 5%) on Thursday, when the expected move was +25 bp. (Source – Pfizer/Reuters). “Joseph […]
This story was originally posted in March of 2022. I really hate being here again. Seems every so often world events come together to make the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons a possibility. Here was a tweet from Michael Yon just this morning. Dutch base with nukes went dark. Poland DEFCON 1. Russia […]
I love framing things. This helps me see the world more clearly, and have a shot at accurately “predicting” the future. I put predicting in quotes, because it’s not really predicting, but rather seeing the direction of things and extrapolating from there. I think this is what George Orwell, et al., did. They simply understood […]
Chris sits down with Paul Kiker of Kiker Wealth Management for our official reboot of Off the Cuff series.
Five reports and the balance sheet this week: Retail Sales (RSXFS): +0.34% m/m, prior +0.37% m/m. Mildly recessionary (1y horizon). Industrial Production (INDPRO): -0.16% m/m, prior +0.51% m/m. Mildly recessionary (1y horizon). Consumer Price Index (CPIAUCSL): +0.12% m/m, prior +0.37% m/m. Inflation (1y horizon). Producer Prices (PPIACO): -1.24% m/m, prior +0.01% m/m. Deflation (1m and […]
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While there was a ton of “polycrisis” news this week, there were just two reports: Fed Balance Sheet (WALCL): +3.4B w/w. Mostly unchanged. ISM Services: actual 50.3, expected 52.2. Flat. Rates appear to be lining up for a 25 bp rate increase ahead of the Fed meeting coming up on Wednesday, June 14th. The odds […]
In this report, I make the case that we’ve really only got until 2025 before the economy and all things financial take a turn for the worse. The impossibility of constantly doubling and redoubling debt levels lays bare the fact that sooner or later this unsustainable practice comes to an end. Perhaps a crashing end. […]
DEBT! This chapter is exceptionally important. Grasp this, and the future will be revealed. This chapter, all on its own, should motivate us all to take action, build resilience, and find our tribe. I created and am now recreating the Crash Course because I truly (desperately) want to help as many people as I can […]
I just agreed this morning to be on a Twitter “spaces” at 1:00 ET today to discuss the science behind the connection between violence and antidepressants: This is in response to the hit piece by the NYTimes on RFK, Jr. Here is the link: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrGmkQmVpNxy?s=20
Chris recently appeared on the Bigger Pockets podcast to discuss the truth behind quantitative easing, money printing and the Fed’s consistent financial swerving. Watch below for his explanation of why bubbles are starting to burst in today’s economy, how interest rates had a large part to play in inflation, the new reality of de-dollarization […]
Four reports this week – payrolls, ISM, the Fed balance sheet, and total bank credit Nonfarm Payrolls (PAYEMS): +339k, expected +190k, prior +294k. Expansion. Unemployment (UNRATE) 3.7%, prior 3.4%, expected 3.5%. Low, Sideways Trend. Employed Part-Time – Could Only Find Part-Time Work (LNS12032196): +7k, but in a downtrend. Expansion. CLF 16-64, With a Disability, Men+Women […]
