Before we get into Retail Sales, I want to announce the kickoff of the UrbanSurvival voicemail comment line. 903-740-0596 Go ahead, call. We love reader feedback, but sometimes you just don’t have time to write a comment online. You know, driving, between meetings. We get that life is busy. Now, that’s no problem. Just call … Read More
Yes, stuttering like in that David Bowie song, time for a couple of reader-impacting changes here on the old (since 1998) UrbanSurvival site. FIRST: The home page is now showing only a summary of the day’s report. Simple reason for this: Google Search seems to have been underscoring (and as a result under-indexing us) because the … Read More
We’ll hold off on chart sharing until Peoplenomics subscribers get to Wednesday. But, the short translation of visual-to-text is we are walking the top of the trend channel of Wave 2. The Aggregate Index high of November 2021 led to a blow-down into Q3 2022. But from that low (of Wave 1 down) we have rallied … Read More
Before we get started on SDR school, a few quick notes on the new nearly noise-free air conditioner unit. It was on sale – part of Amazon Prime Days – and it works as advertised. Quietly. Over time you learn that the best a/c installation is where you get air moving as freely around your … Read More
Investors – deep down – know one of the fundamental rules of money is “Must be present to Win.” Which means there’s a reason to spend profits now and then on getting healthy as possible. This week, we focus on a key new idea that has come out of research into life extension. But while … Read More
Yes, that’s right: PDF Friday. Power Density Friday. And, because I’m in a long-winded mood, this will be a two or three-cupper. So what’s this power-density idea? As humans, we are uniquely underqualified to see hidden aspects of Nature. By reason of our “lock on Time.” Trust me, this all relates to Markets and recent … Read More
Before we get into the morning fray, a bit of data has just dropped: May I present? Producer Prices! The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.1 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined 0.4 percent in May and edged up 0.1 percent in … Read More
Pick your poison today! We have a fascinating stew of intermingled economic classes to unravel. There is, of course, Behavioral Economics (Prime Day 2). Then we have International Economics. Runaway bubble market economics. And for good measure, let’s throw in Battlefield Economics – which is becoming a bounding layer forcing both sides into escalation. Bring … Read More
Well, rather than spend the day with this project (computer ate my first report) let’s go ahead and reconstruct the shower version of today’s report. First thing was to wonder if the Fed would look at Amazon press releases when Prime Day results come in. Yes, this is prime day – see deals here. Reason … Read More
Had the damn thing done and clicked “post” and the thing was deletyed somehow. Damn! More as I either fix or rewrite! G
My, ain’t ole Mr. Ure chipper and happy? Well, no. Some of the best shopping of the year (Amazon Prime Day is tomorrow) at the very time the Economic Sunset of America gets rolling with Wave 3 down. I mean the juxtaposition of this is flat-ass amazing. 1929 Meets WW 1 We’ve been here before, right? … Read More
All three tube-type oscilloscopes are gone. So’s a signal tracer, two full-sized vacuum tube voltmeters (VTVM’s). And an early Heathkit Signal generator. Poof. In a cloud of fury powered by Mrs. Olson. Headed to eBaying in future weeks. (Email me if interested.) I’ve decided that for the balance of my seventies, I’m going to focus … Read More
If – or likely when – wider war shows up, readers are already fearing a second-phase of the American die-off will arrive. Reader Stephen2’s comments on drug supply chains are spot-on. In war supply chains are likely to crumble. Rationing. Even of meds. Losing weight is hard, but dying could be harder. Today we also … Read More