Treasury Yield Inversion 101

Short term bills yield less than long-term bonds, in a normal yield curve scenario. Basically, it’s because investors expect a…

Trade War – Advantage China!

American news media would have you believe that China is an inexperienced, sheltered, and ripe-for-the-picking emerging economy, with which the…

China’s Gold Buying Spree Continues!

Last week and in typically oblivious fashion, the stock market found a way to get excited about the first round…

Investors Are Jonesing for Another Fed Fix!

Opiates and the doctor-prescribed abuse thereof are becoming a mainstream topic of conversation in America, particularly since the midterm elections….

Posturing Does Not a Trade War Make!

If our long-in-the-tooth stock market wasn’t already getting pounded by a variety of domestic pressures, it might have a better…