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Image | Powell Causes a Dollar Rally; Bill Says, “It’s the Flu.”
Powell Causes a Dollar Rally; Bill Says, “It’s the Flu.”
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by davefairtex

The Fed staged its every-six-week meeting this week, with the press conference happening at 2:30 PM on Wednesday. Did anything exciting happen? Let’s go take a peek at Wolf’s site. He’s deconstructed Powell’s remarks plus the Fed Statement released at 2:00 PM that same day. Yields Spike, Stock Dump, Futures Fall Powell explained that “monetary…
Powell Causes a Dollar Rally; Bill Says, “It’s the Flu.”
 PREVIEW by davefairtex

The Fed staged its every-six-week meeting this week, with the press conference happening at 2:30 PM on Wednesday. Did anything exciting happen? Let’s go take a peek at Wolf’s site. He’s deconstructed Powell’s remarks plus the Fed Statement released at 2:00 PM that same day. Yields Spike, Stock Dump, Futures Fall Powell explained that “monetary…
Image | Dave Collum Year in Review 2021 – Rise of Global Authoritarianism
Dave Collum Year in Review 2021 – Rise of Global Authoritarianism
by David Collum

Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed “Year in Review” synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year is no exception. Poignant and delightfully acerbic when necessary, considering the troubling times. As with past years, he selected Peak Prosperity as the site where it is published in full. It is longer…
Dave Collum Year in Review 2021 – Rise of Global Authoritarianism
 by David Collum

Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed “Year in Review” synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year is no exception. Poignant and delightfully acerbic when necessary, considering the troubling times. As with past years, he selected Peak Prosperity as the site where it is published in full. It is longer…
Image | Equities Heading Lower, Plus Thank You, Bangladesh!
Equities Heading Lower, Plus Thank You, Bangladesh!
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by davefairtex

It was a mostly-boring week for economic data. Right now, I’m looking for signs of an impending SPX correction, given the whole setup of “rising rates” right alongside higher oil prices – a re-run of 1973.  I’m starting to see the equity-market correction signals mount. From last week: bad consumer sentiment (67) falling retail sales…
Equities Heading Lower, Plus Thank You, Bangladesh!
 PREVIEW by davefairtex

It was a mostly-boring week for economic data. Right now, I’m looking for signs of an impending SPX correction, given the whole setup of “rising rates” right alongside higher oil prices – a re-run of 1973.  I’m starting to see the equity-market correction signals mount. From last week: bad consumer sentiment (67) falling retail sales…
Image | Part II: Where to next…
Part II: Where to next…
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by Phil Denniston

This is a continuation of the Part 1 article found here. And who are they? Klaus Schwab is the face and founder, but let’s see who’s behind WEF. Who do they say they are? The World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political,…
Part II: Where to next…
 PREVIEW by Phil Denniston

This is a continuation of the Part 1 article found here. And who are they? Klaus Schwab is the face and founder, but let’s see who’s behind WEF. Who do they say they are? The World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political,…
Image | WEF and Their Diabolical Reshaping of the World
WEF and Their Diabolical Reshaping of the World
by Phil Denniston

Written by Phil Denniston Part I: Evisceration of America as we knew it. One big question perplexing all thinking Americans today: Who’s in charge of the executive branch of government? No one conceivably thinks Joe Biden is calling shots. Kamala Harris – handpicked as successor – must have proven completely unmanageable. Otherwise, why let Sleepy…
WEF and Their Diabolical Reshaping of the World
 by Phil Denniston

Written by Phil Denniston Part I: Evisceration of America as we knew it. One big question perplexing all thinking Americans today: Who’s in charge of the executive branch of government? No one conceivably thinks Joe Biden is calling shots. Kamala Harris – handpicked as successor – must have proven completely unmanageable. Otherwise, why let Sleepy…
Image | From Afghanistan to Wokeistan, Part 2
From Afghanistan to Wokeistan, Part 2
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by mememonkey

This article is a continuation. If you haven’t read Part 1, find it here. The Case for Dr. Evil John Michael Greer’s aforementioned essay does much to clarify the incompetence and dysfunction we see unfolding before us using the long contextual lens of history. He even offers hope for us lesser hoi polloi – that…
From Afghanistan to Wokeistan, Part 2
 PREVIEW by mememonkey

This article is a continuation. If you haven’t read Part 1, find it here. The Case for Dr. Evil John Michael Greer’s aforementioned essay does much to clarify the incompetence and dysfunction we see unfolding before us using the long contextual lens of history. He even offers hope for us lesser hoi polloi – that…
Image | From Afghanistan to Wokeistan
From Afghanistan to Wokeistan
by mememonkey

It is difficult to accurately parse how much of the spiraling dysfunction and gross incompetence that is currently on display within our institutional and governmental entities can be attributed to ‘natural causes’  such as bureaucratic bloat or the organic outgrowth of  “Civilizational Decline,” versus what one could reasonably assign to malign intent or deliberate “enemy action,” be that by a “shadowy cabal,”  foreign power(s), or domestic enemies.
From Afghanistan to Wokeistan
 by mememonkey

It is difficult to accurately parse how much of the spiraling dysfunction and gross incompetence that is currently on display within our institutional and governmental entities can be attributed to ‘natural causes’  such as bureaucratic bloat or the organic outgrowth of  “Civilizational Decline,” versus what one could reasonably assign to malign intent or deliberate “enemy action,” be that by a “shadowy cabal,”  foreign power(s), or domestic enemies.
Image | Shocked People Pick the Wrong Targets…
Shocked People Pick the Wrong Targets…
by Chris Martenson

Video Description Want to understand why people are fractured into groups and fighting each other?  Here’s why… When social animals are shocked, physically or metaphorically, they tend to focus on nearby and identifiable (but usually the wrong) targets.  The science on this stretches back decades.  Whether intentional or not, these tactics are now being applied…
Shocked People Pick the Wrong Targets…
 by Chris Martenson

Video Description Want to understand why people are fractured into groups and fighting each other?  Here’s why… When social animals are shocked, physically or metaphorically, they tend to focus on nearby and identifiable (but usually the wrong) targets.  The science on this stretches back decades.  Whether intentional or not, these tactics are now being applied…
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