Just out from Case-Shiller/S&P latest housing prices: Year-Over-Year The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 1.3% annual gain in September, down from 1.4% the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 2.0%, down from 2.1%the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted … Read More
Two Agendas are running: The Home Agenda and the Life/Finance/Greed Agenda. this is a two-part report because Housing Prices are due out shortly. Home Agenda Other than HELOC paperwork, or a stick-up on the way home, here’s the layout: Thanksgiving ? Thursday Black Friday ? Friday Weekend lull / cleanup ? Sat–Sun Cyber Monday ? … Read More
Monday comes for us all. And sometimes, change comes with it. QHA (Quick Hits & Agenda) Casino doors open on Wall St. shortly – we’ll do some nose counting. Big buzz on possible peace between Russia and Ukraine – but we have concerns. Click fever overcomes personal savings plans this week – but we have … Read More
TLl;DR: I’m gonna show you have $8 bucks worth of 2-By’s will change your life. Then we plan for the Post Christmas Speaker Scrounge – which leads to phased speakers. (And maybe permanent hearing…what????) Get 2-by-4s for Christmas Um, after you buy all my books, and buy a Peoplenomics subscription for everyone in your state…ahem… Step out … Read More
Pavlov and markets both ring bells. And Wall Street will ring-a-ding Monday. So while we wait to drop the other “catastrophism shoe” next Wednesday when we roll the Northern Impact Scenario, today we take a breather to stack some cash. And break “the old physics.” But next week could be tough. Four major psychological forces … Read More
TL;DR: Our “big rally” came by early in the Thursday session and promptly left town. Now our Fractalist pal warns of worse while moving averages blink. In denial, I consider writing a children’s book. But even that’s…well…You’ll see. Markets Before Rehab The Fed’s “intake counseling” results will pop in December with the rate meeting. But … Read More
TL;DR: You can see the headlines solidifying now: MAGA fractures, Biden to Cheney Funeral, and more. But the market loves a good story of long-division. With GovUp plodding, we’re hiding out from noise. Long-Division Time In the mid 1960s, I was part of the original New Math kids. The Russian launch of Sputnik a few years earlier … Read More
Economics will encounter gravity on its own timeline soon enough. That timeline is driven by interest rates and the laws of compound interest. Today we summarize a much more serious topic than even markets. And for this you need a definition before we begin. PAIR-Compliant: PAIR-compliant means aligned with the Probabilistic Asteroid Impact Risk framework … Read More
TL;DR: Bitcoin busted below $90,000 overnight. Japan market dropped more than 3 percent. And when we start getting current US Financial reports again? Well, anyone’s guess. Still, holiday rallies seem possible but Christmast this year will be more strategic than warm & fuzzy. Today’s Setup Is that coffee or Panic! we’re smelling this morning? It’s one of those mornings where … Read More
TL;DR: Today is a “5” for markets – Government is edging back to work, and a close brush with death by stroke was averted. Today’s breakfast is Spontaneous Healing, Magic Ovals, and the Math of Miracles. Breaking: NY Fed Empire State Does this read like the “world ending” to you? “Business activity increased at a solid … Read More
Another update from our sailing adventurers south of New Caledonia: And a special call out to the crew aboard: “A word on who is on board running the ship. Female, 76, 8000nm, female, 67, 50000nm, two solo Atlantic crossings, two Japan to SF; male, 41, 40000nm, Atlantic NE to South Africa as bosun;me, 79, 30000nm, … Read More
Our wayfaring, seafaring, way pointing wander is nearly to his destination: Check in from offshore via Iridium: Wind has been holding a stuck at 18T. Hooked two nice mahi, maybe ten or twelve [pounds, 45″ long. Got one aboard, deaded it, and the other was so beautiful colored and we have no long term storage … Read More
TL;DR: The Ure’s tree-fixing falls flat – going wrong louder than a .22! Local power crews find our “sketchy” wires. And Son G2 yells me out of a roofing project… Again it’s Sunday and wisdom through mischief is what we do. OK: Not an Arborist! Living on just shy of 30 acres of tree farm … Read More