Economica (stocks in bondage, bonds in the stockade, market madness, etc.)
Worst year for stock and bond investors since 1969
Why Amazon employees near Albany voted down joining union
Choppy trading after two-day rally despite strong earnings from Netflix, United Airlines
United shrugs off recession fears as workers ‘untethered from the desk’ fuel travel demand
Japan’s US Treasury Holdings Slide to 3-Year Low on Bonds Rout
China Junk Bonds Slide to New Record Low
Chinese Steel Manufacturers on The Brink of Bankruptcy
Return of the Bond Vigilantes Sent Shockwaves Around the Globe
Housing Bubble Bust 2.0 (including commercial & global real estate)
Renting is at the highest level in half a century
Mortgage demand drops to a 25-year low, as interest rates climb
Money Matters (monetary policy, gold, silver, cryptos & currency wars)
Japanese FX Intervention Fails Again as Yen Plunge Continues
The Fed, Staring Down Two Big Choices, Charts an Aggressive Path
Three Hidden Words from Fed Insiders Point to Much Higher Rates
Gold Migrating from West to East
Famished & Enflamed (sanctions, shortages, famines & fires)
Portion of Mississippi River Closes Again as Drought Crisis Worsens, Compounding Shortages and Costs
Dozens of LNG-laden ships queue off Europe’s coasts unable to unload
China’s LNG Imports Are Set for a Record-Breaking Plunge, Loosening Gas Market
Semiconductor Supply Squeeze Could Be Coming to an End
Overinflated (too much money chasing too few goods)
Social Security COLA for 2023 Biggest since 1981, Might Finally Outpace Inflation
German Producer Price Index up 46%!
UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high
High Energy Prices Place a Quarter of Europe’s Solar and Battery Manufacturing Capacity at Risk
War, Cyberwar, Civil Conflicts & Unrest
Ex-intel chief accuses Biden of being 'on both sides' of Russia-Ukraine war with his Iran deal
Putin Declares Martial Law in Annexed Regions
Where Have All the Men in Moscow Gone?
Nuke-threatened world ‘more dangerous’ than any time since WW2, top Brit security chief warns
EU ministers to discuss potential Iran sanctions for lethal drone supply to Russia
McCarthy: GOP Will Likely Oppose More Ukraine Aid if Republicans Win House Back
Russia begins evacuation of civilians from half of occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson
Financial toll on Ukraine of downing drones ‘vastly exceeds Russian costs’
Politics & Social Decay
Democrats’ lead on congressional ballot shrinks to 1 point in new survey
8 in 10 say economy and inflation will factor heavily on their votes
Iranian Officials Confirm Selling Russia Ballistic Missiles
Winds of Change (extreme weather, climate change & green energy)
Bill Gates: European Energy Crisis Is “Good”
A Pox Upon Us (the plagues & pandemic policing of the 2020’s)
Beijing Covid Cases at Four-Month High as Top Party Leaders Meet
Off-the-Beat or Just Plain Offbeat News
Sleep 5 hours or less? Higher risk of health problems
Massive Waterspout Caught on Camera in Cyprus (Video)