Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Worthy Reads: Companies Are Defaulting at the Fastest Rate Since the Financial Crisis

Market-Rate Rental Inventory Set to Swell (WSJ) China Bans Internet News Reporting as Media Crackdown Widens (Bloomberg) Fed Officials Push Back Against Calls to Overhaul Structure (WSJ) Bank Capital Regulations...

Excise to Excess: States that Make You Pay

The Tax Foundation has released a map displaying the ranking and dollar/citizen each state pulls in via excise taxes. Excise taxes are usually placed...

The Monday Melee: What Can Trade Tell Us?

Mixed Results at American Ports Since the financial crisis, traffic at America's largest ports has a mixed record. Pacific ports in Long Beach and Los...

Velocity, there is None

At one time, velocity, the speed at which the monetary base is spent (measured as GDP/M2), was a reasonably reliable indicator of America's position in the...

Worthy Reads: Unconventional monetary policies: a re-appraisal

ECB Is Open, Not Committed, to Stimulus in September (WSJ) IMF Urges G-20 to Adopt Growth-Boosting Policies (WSJ Pro Central Banking) Draghi Signals ECB May Boost Stimulus...

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Survive and Thrive January 2026: “It Is All About Compound Interest, Brother”

Dear Survivor, “It is all about compound interest, Brother. Tell...

Major Shale Consolidation: Devon and Coterra Agree to Merge

US shale producers Devon Energy and Coterra Energy agreed...

White House Report: Eliminating State Income Taxes Could Boost Growth

The report, "The Economic Impact of State Income Tax...

What is the Best Gold ETF for Investing and Trading?

One of the easiest and lowest-cost ways to buy...

China Pushes to Silence Worst Environmental Disaster in Zambia’s History

Over seven months after a major toxic waste spill...

High-Tech Tanker Tracking Reveals Global Oil Flows

Mia Gindis of Bloomberg reports that tanker tracking firms...

Emergency Power Orders Issued as Cold Snap Strains Florida’s Electric Grid

The US Department of Energy, led by Energy Secretary...

“Ice Storms Are a Hurricane for Us”

You know that Mississippi, located on the edge of...

Natural Gas Prices Drive Higher Wholesale Electricity Costs

Average day-ahead wholesale electricity prices across most of the...

Bessent: The Table Is Set

You know Your Survival Guy is not in the...