Trump Hypocrisy on Jobs Raises Concerns – Ep. 273
Trump Jumps to Tweet on Mediocre Jobs Numbers This morning the Labor Department released the July Non Farm Payroll numbers and Donald Trump tweeted,"Excellent Jobs Numbers just released - and I have o...
5 Aug 201732min
Dow Tops 22K but Market’s Foundation Has Cracks – Ep. 272
Trump Takes Credit for Dow Jones 22K We have an all-time high in the Dow Jones today, closing above 22K for the first time ever. Donald Trump did not tweet about this today, although yesterday he did ...
3 Aug 201734min
Skinny Repeal was a Fat Lie – Ep. 271
Obamacare Repeal Charade Over The whole charade surrounding the repeal of Obamacare is finally over. The most recent attempt, labeled "Skinny Repeal" was a big fat lie. They weren't really repealing ...
29 Jul 201744min
Dollar Falls as Balance Sheet Shrinkage Doubts Rise – Ep. 270
Summary: The Dow and the NASDAQ set new record highs today as the dollar sold off near the end of the day to close at yet another low for the year. Remember, the dollar index rallied 6% between the el...
27 Jul 201730min
Lessons From Vegas Don’t Stay in Vegas – Ep. 269
Summary: My recent trip to Las Vegas for The Freedom Fest provided some interesting lessons. My observations that we are paying more for less were illustrated by the theft of my luggage, as there ar...
25 Jul 201736min
Weak Data Sinks Dollar But Floats Stocks Ep. 268
Summary: More weak economic data today sent the U.S. stock market to record highs; at least the Dow and the S&P hit new records. NASDAQ not quite, but very close. The dollar hit a new low for the yea...
15 Jul 201731min
Market Ringing Lots of Bells:Ep. 267
Summary: There are market indicators of a major top as illustrated by the Blue Apron IPO, as it represents the failure of a very weak company attempting to raise money my means of an IPO when the mark...
12 Jul 201728min
Another Weak Jobs Report Portrayed as Strong – Ep. 266
Summary: There wasn't much of a market reaction to this Nonfarm Payroll report; the dollar index was only up .2% on the day. It closed up flat on the week. The Canadian dollar closed at a 10-month hig...
8 Jul 201729min
