Monthly Archives: December, 2025

Poland Cuts Rates Again

Poland’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4%—the sixth reduction this year—after inflation fell below target, according to Agnieszka...

The Next Fed Chairman?

In a discussion with reporters on Air Force One, President Trump was asked about his choice to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman,...

Christmas Supply Squeeze: Why Trees, Tinsel, and Ornaments Are Scarce

Retailers and consumers are bracing for an unusually strained holiday season—not because of gift shortages, but because Christmas trees, ornaments, lights, wrapping paper, and...

Subchapter V Filings Hit All-Time High as Creditors Tighten the Squeeze

A federal program aimed at helping America’s smallest businesses restructure debt is seeing record use, with more than 2,200 Subchapter V bankruptcy cases filed...

Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?

Happy Monday. Want to get away? Hang in there. You have a few items to check off this week. Let’s get to it. Now is...

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US Shifts to Low-Profile Strategy to Secure Strait of Hormuz Shipping

A Bloomberg report says the United States is quietly...

Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper, "Reassessing the...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

US Secures LNG Export Deals Worth $200 Billion

The DOE reports that Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris...

You Know Diversification’s Best Friend Is Patience

You know about diversification. How about its best friend,...

US Refiners Boost Jet Fuel Output Amid Global Price Spike

An EIA report, "US Jet Fuel Market Response to...

Who Swoops in When There’s Blood in the Streets?

Your Survival Guy can’t stop thinking about the recent...

China, Mexico, and the Rewiring of US Supply Chains

A paper by the Board of Governors of the...

Does Your Lazy Cash Need a Summer Job?

When you look at today’s U.S. Treasury bill (T-bill)...

You Have Two Jobs to Do in Record Breaking Markets

The S&P 500 500 index closed at a record...