Longwave economics is not particularly difficult, but it requires an agile mind to take it all in.  Although the cycle length is nominally 48-64 years, there is plenty of drift because Depressions are never quite the same. The US Civil War (1860) to the start of WW I (1914) was only 49 years.  WW I being a … Read More

Please, brethren of the software forest, pay attention.  Ure is not happy  with ya’ll. Not that I don’t love Windows 10.  I like it – lots.  And, for that matter, I totally “get” the Office 365 product which we run on our machines here. But there are multiple areas where you need some guidance from real people … Read More

With a weak opening ahead (-50 Dow futures) there is actually very little in the way of economic news other than a rally attempt in Japan failed overnight and German markets are closed today for Easter Monday…so discount the numbers out of Europe today. The rest of the week looks blasé as well:  We look … Read More

My buddy, the major who I grew up with, tells me his son’s father-in-law is about to begin a BIG home shop re-do in the next few months because after a life of building (really) fine homes, he wants to get into furniture and fine woodworking. Designing a shop is a lot like marriage.  Statistically, … Read More

I have been mocked all over the web for telling you – as long ago as January – that in our curious way of reading data – Bitcoin was heading down to 6,500 – or lower.  It was a real possibility in our work.  Worse, our Dec. 28th data run offering 3,615.92 is still in play….But … Read More

This morning we consider the “bounding issues” of the economy. Specifically, we use an electronics concept (amplifier linearity) and twist it around to consider how it’s a good thinking tool for understand the bounds on Fed policy with regard to rates. After coffee and the charts, of course. More for Subscribers       ||| SUBSCRIBE NOW!       |||   … Read More

We hold to the curious view that there should be something come along in headlines in the next week that will drive the market lower.  Our projections range from an S&P 500 anywhere from 2,396 all the way down into the 2,290 area. This is never trading advice – as most of the gains this week … Read More

Since this is a weekend when most of the Western world is concerned with a “death & dying event” some 2,000 years ago, there’s no better time to talk about what is arguably the biggest fear in Life. You see, much of how your life works is directly related to your outlook on Death.  And yes, … Read More

Well, ain’t this just a pickle?  Here we are ahead of the Easter holiday weekend and people are still not focused (mainly) on personally useful news.  Instead they are focused on complete time-wasters like, oh, how the return of Roseanne is going to somehow matter either in the future of Hollywood, or the conduct of your life.  (Although Trump … Read More

As you know, from reading my book “Dimensions Next Door: Hacking Space-time” there’s a whole chapter based on the Peoplenomics research into something called “The Light Crown Project.” The core idea is simple enough:  Every time a neuron fires, a photon is ejected by the electro-chemical reaction.  Ergo, if you want to change how the neurons … Read More

Want most of the good things of a big city without the high prices? This morning a note to the Ure offspring about where to be relocating to in advance of World War III.  Away from big population centers. First, though, three economic data points are out this morning and while we didn’t get the … Read More

Just out: NEW YORK, MARCH 27, 2018 – S&P Dow Jones Indices today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data released today for January 2018 shows that home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller … Read More

There’s a story (and song done most notably by Harry Belafonte) about John Henry.  It’s where our discussion of 3D printing this morning springs from… Song dates back to the 1870’s and the building of a mile-long tunnel for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.  Big Bend tunnel, also called the Great Bend Tunnel. John Henry, says … Read More