GOPeed in D.C. Loserville – Jobs Falter (along with Markets)

Not a fan of Joe Biden and his woke/left lying alliance of blustering bureaucratic blunderers.  BUT he managed to get one thing right, so credit where due: Biden: GOP speaker drama ’embarrassing,’ ‘not a good look’ | AP News “Bad Look” is Right I don’t like to use (highly-accurate, descriptive) words like “shitshow” at breakfast.  So, … Read More

’23 and Thee

The human genome is in the driver’s seat and that’s not something to look forward to in the coming year.  2023 has a ton of very dangerous trends converging in H1 (Q1 + Q2) and the odds of continuing to sink into a Second Depression are high. A look ahead including a longer-range planning view … Read More

Closing the Books on 2023: Not Very Good

A little “mood setting” is in order. Too many years as a rock & roll (and country) newscaster doing mainly mornings, teaches music first, then news. Perhaps “Wrap it Up” by Sam & Dave would work?  Or, perhaps, the “Long and Winding Road” would be better?  Well, to each their own. For us, Abba is more … Read More

Year-end Mini Rally – Reasonable Outlook for 2023

The market today will be starting (based on early futures) with a modest upside bias.  Which is due after the “downstroke” of the M that we posited earlier. Our outlook continues to expect a major decline in over-priced housing over the next six-months. Not to Be Conspiratorial But… My consigliere and I are both very worried … Read More

Global War in ’24?

Right.  But is that hours or the year 2024?  This morning we consider the structural problem of “quantum futuring” and ponder our simplistic views of probability over time contained in our language and thinking styles.. We don’t propose any novel new ways to approach such profound Truths – as what lays ahead for the upright … Read More

Housing Rollover Slowballs

As we’ve been telling you, with Housing loan rates in the 7.9 to 8.1 percent range (depending on military service, credit scores, lenders and yada, yada, we know that net cash to sellers is going down.  So, it’s only reasonable that prices would be along in kind. “NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 2022:  S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P … Read More

2023: Our Post-Civilization Planner

Since I’ll be on Coast-to-Coast with George Noory, and since markets in the U.S. are taking this Boxing Day off, what better time to sit back with a fresh cup of coffee and ponder the three major agenda items that all 8-billion humans face a week from now when New Year’s Eve shows itself. The CLOCK IS … Read More

Anti-Aging Playbook

Our Merry Christmas present for you is a list.  Of more than 30 distinct protocols and lifestyle actions that may extend your Life. This list will be made public on the UrbanSurvival.com website on Monday prior to my Monday night appearance on Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory. But since subscribers go to the “front on … Read More

eBook: Planning to Build a House (Part 1)

You do know the “worst of times” is when you might actually have time for a big project, right? With the problems in the economy unfolding in the wake of last week’s Fed decision; and with more financial concerns about the period ahead, we step out of our usual “let’s make some money” reports to … Read More

Housing Data and Christmas Horror Ahead?

We are beginning to wind down into the holidays. Tomorrow, though, a very useful Peoplenomics report on estimating small house/microhome projects complete with spreadsheet to do the heavy lifting, As a “mood setter” for this kind of project (son G2’s planning his build this spring) it’s useful to look at three things. Overall direction of the … Read More

Radiative Reality and Markets

[Reader Reminder: Use the light symbol, lower right to change screen colors from night to day.  Helps many of our visually challenged readers (like me).] Is there a Black Monday, or Tuesday, in our future?  Today, we not only do the “usual” Saturday ChartPack for subscribers, but we also leap the high board at the … Read More

Workflow Thursday: Retail, UI Files, PostFed and Wave 3

Excuse the long title, but oftentimes, we poor writers need to make a list when there is a lot to cover.  Days like today…with a lil ADHD in the air… Now, park your sensibilities and come with me… Retail Really Matters Can’t run a country on political payoffs and war-making, can we? Just out are … Read More

Inflation Inflames, Fed Fumbles? Balkans Boil

Another Monday in the Great Game of Life kicks off with a reasonababble writer on the sidelines holding up a stack of Monday cue cards. Tuesday Data Watch We see the Biden administration lobbying of the Federal Reserve ahead of their rate increase decision Wednesday.  As Treasury Sec. and former Fed chief Janet Yellen is … Read More