We will be posting in two parts this morning – this being the first.  Housing will be out from Case-Shiller/S&P/CoreLogic (and whoever else has a hand in it) in a few minutes.  As – they say in Europe – Czech back. Funny Money Rocks For those slow-on-the-draw with  Excel, the Feral Reserve’s H.6 Money Stocks … Read More

The British market was about flat when we looked earlier.  But the French and German markets were screaming ahead – up well over one percent.   These print-crazed Globalists could tech Zimbabwe a thing or two, right? It may be Memorial Day here, but in other parts of the financial universe, it’as business and usual. … Read More

Ure is a gen-u-ine QRQ Extra Class Ham Radio geek.  QRQ means high speed Morse Code and some of us believe it enables a “direct digital” part of the brain.  Extra Class because there’s no higher certification offered.  And geek?  You don’t need help on that part… What is a Super-Antenna A Super-Antenna is something … Read More

Monday being a holiday, we get back to prepping for “whatever comes next.”  And with that the question of “If the world’s falling apart, what pieces of tech do you want to preserve? Right after our morning scan of headlines, the ChartPack, and of course, Podcast 21, which is right here. More for Subscribers      |||   … Read More

Two bullet points today:  The Usual Financial News and then I seek your advice and a judgement call about an interesting Intellectual Property (IP) “coincidence” – or something more.  First, the news… Hyperinflation Confirmed My consigliere (who may drop by the Peoplenomics podcast tomorrow) says in his work, the Fed’s now 171% annualized inflation rate (*most recent month, … Read More

Market Futures were down earlier when I posted this – earlier than normal – because Ure is on multiple missions around here today.  Time is of the essence.  [A saying that makes no sense beyond contract law…] GCMD:  Global Communicable Mental Diseases What occasions today’s early start was not being able to get back to … Read More

With more than 100-million back in locked in China, why isn’t the U.S. media talking about recurrent risk?  Sure, it’s great if someone has found a potential vaccine. But even with a “silver bullet”: at the ready, there are logistical and ethical problems all over the place.  Starting with track, adjuvants, preservatives, and more. The … Read More

Runaway insanity is afoot on this planet.  If there are higher beings, let’s consider what they’re being entertained with on “The Earth Channel” right now.  Since, we all know that “life as we know it HERE” is merely one of thousands of “Reality Shows” in the intergalactic ethereal Realms… If it wasn’t so, Star Trek wouldn’t … Read More

We begin another week here in the East Texas Outback with me promising to hold the comments short and to the point. Our logging crew will show up this morning (or tomorrow) depending on how goes the demand at local mills.  I’ve still got one ham radio antenna that needs to come down (the NW/SE … Read More

Interesting times we’re in on the “snooze front..”  But, we’d rather be in the shop, pursuing Art, or up gardening.  Instead of “whining” about “distancing.” These lower-level “contact times” are great time for getting projects done that have long-term tangible pay-offs. Today, we table three simple ideas  -yours for the taking – that will increase … Read More

Is there an easier way to track the “mood of the market?”  It’s a useful question to ask, particularly with so much trading being online and done by algorithms. Today, a look at one of the “simple enough to do in your head” ideas that may help you improve your buy/sell timing in markets. After … Read More

Holy shit! 84.5% Hyperinflation is here.   The (not really) Federal Reserve’s latest H.6 Money Stocks report shows we’re right on track to “go Weimar.” Inflation of cash and equivalents going up at an annualized 84.5% annual rate and the broader M2 going up over 45% per year? There’s Good News Here: Well, such as it … Read More

We can roll first with the Big Number of the day – which is the number of people filing for first-time unemployment this week: In the week ending May 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 2,981,000, a decrease of 195,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was … Read More