Since it will be a major factor in how the stock market rolls today (and we’re addicted to day-trading since we won’t be in a real casino until next week), we have to start this morning’s jaundiced review of digital spew with what matters most to the wallet. Ergo, the Consumer Price report just hawked: “The Consumer … Read More
Most people are dreadfully confused when it comes to work, money, play, and prepping. In fact, there’s a dirty-little secret among the rich you may not be aware of. What separates them from the peons is that they have more choices than the underclass. Makes sense because they can buy more and different than an … Read More
I am just back from a 5-day adventure experienced in 5-hours of dreaming. That’s in my “second life” for I’m a oneironaut. A “oneironaut” is a person who explores other worlds in dreams. Sure, most of us go to sleep at night and will occasionally remember a snippet of a dream once back in the … Read More
Football in a sec. Jobs Out: Trump Bump Toast: We’ve been thinking things were headed this way for several weeks, but here’s the data hot off the BLS website: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 304,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. … Read More
We can begin with markets, which put on a rousing show yesterday as the Federal Reserve decided to “talk nice” and hold off on raising rates. This was taken as constructive by most. Except for one thing: If the Trump Bump was continuing, there would be no doubt about it..markets would be zooming ahead. They’re … Read More
My consigliere doesn’t let me miss much. “Did you see the report on what Jack Ma said at Davos? You need to read it – whole thing – because its about where the world is going and it’s the same view we’ve been talking about for years…” It sure as hell is: “Tech revolution may … Read More
Surplus stores have dried up across America and it has resulted in something of a problem for those of us who are “makers” – that is, people who can pick up bits and this and that and turn it into something useful. My first experience with surplus stores came on Saturday in Seattle in the … Read More
Know why LBGT, social media, and so many other changes in human behavior are ascendant? No fear! Ure’s been evolving a new “Compact Digital Cosmology” to answer just such inquiries. One of the points in my latest book (“Psychocartography: Mapping the Human Dream“) that continues to rattle around in my head is how “screwed-up” the … Read More
Thursday I tossed out a projection that according to a new model I’ve constructed, the market was “due” to head down – and seriously so – in the next week. In fact, I put an S&P number under 2,500 on the table with a target date of next Friday. That might be aggressive, but despite … Read More
Having a guest here this week has been most instructive. Since our guest is a tax attorney, not to mention an extra class ham radio operator, and a genuine expert on the economic longwaves, it’s great to have a “fellow traveler” to this place to kick things around with. Thinks like “the future” and where … Read More
In Case of Depression #2 today. Since we covered some of the basics of the economic and social drivers already, so let’s move on to the “worst case” minimums to think about as we edge toward the uncertain future. We have seven quantitative measurements to consider: Housing, Food, Environment, Communications, Transportation, Energy, and Finance. Together, … Read More
The longwave economics view brings many terrible thoughts to mind. It’s like standing at the shoreline, sometimes, watching the tide come in. Then realizing it’s a tsunami. Amidst the odd machinations of the news lately, we are reminded of a huge story lurking behind the headlines. Namely that America has some exceptional drought impacts evolving. … Read More
The stock market is already AT NEW HIGHS – it just hasn’t hit the news yet because individual indices – like the Dow – have not confirmed. That’s where our Peoplenomics.com subscribers have a leg-up on other investors. You see, we use something I developed long-ago to get at the Truth of Markets – which … Read More