Category Archives: News

I reckon with all the all the rain we had here at the ranch yesterday, folks in this part of East Texas would feel some kind of solidarity with the people in Asia who’ve been plagued with rains, floods, and … Continue reading →

We begin this morning by recalling the days of the Mickey Mouse Club on television when, as youth, we remember Disney Creative had come up with themes for different days of the week like “Anything Can Happen Day” which set … Continue reading →

Before we get into the morning dose of ‘numbers served up fresh’ which will drive the market somewhere (in not crazy), let’s look at some of the early West Coast Port Data coming in.   Port of Long Beach shows … Continue reading →

Mondays are usually exciting, but there’s something particularly interesting about this Monday.  For one thing, the price of gold started off with a nice $7 pop to the upside when I looked.  “Excellent!” went the Monty Burns voice in the … Continue reading →

Seems like that new Sly move (The Expendables) is doing very well at the box offices around the country.  May have to go see it one of these days.  Salt was pretty good as was Sorcerer’s Apprentice before that.  Trying … Continue reading →

I suppose you’re wondering where triskaidekaphobia (variously spelt)  came from, if you don’t already know.  That’s ‘The Fear of the number 13” which is curious because it’s a number that’s always popped up in a strange way in my lift; … Continue reading →

You want the long answer (bound to be somewhat entertaining) or the short answer (which will bum you out and) which is not part of my business model?  Both? Short answer: “Not enough to matter.” Long answer:  In the wake … Continue reading →

The Fed is running out of ‘wiggle room’ and the Balance of Trade isn’t helping. That’s where we start today.  While the Fed decision to hold rates steady is being assessed by investors, the markets in Asia were mostly down … Continue reading →

Lots of stories about this morning hinting that one reason for a bit of overnight weakness in  markets is because of a small slow-down in China’s growth. What’s really going on seems to be FOREX traders dropping anti-dollar bets a … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is a biggie – the Federal Reserve will be meeting to talk about rates amidst headlines like “Fed set to downgrade outlook for US” and our own “Unemployment: WTF?  Unchanged???“  As usual, tomorrow afternoon I’ll post the Fed FOMC … Continue reading →