Below we consider China holding as hostage a U.S. economy facing a showdown (corner) between tanking markets and ripping inflation.

Gold, stocks, the USD and markets in general are flipping and flopping like a dying fish on the dock. What

We are seeing dying markets. Slowly at first, and then all at once. Unless, of course, the money printers return,

The Fed has no good options left, which means investors need to be way ahead of the curve (ball) heading

Below, we look at debt forces alongside supply and demand forces to help investors see (and prepare for) the darker

Below, we look at warnings from the inverted yield curve, and it’s not as boring or as fun as you

As we’ve recently noted, weaponized western sanctions and finance have a way of backfiring. Below, we look at how the

Numerous animal metaphors (hawk, dove to goat) are employed below to make sense of an otherwise imploding financial “barnyard.” Among

Successful portfolios require thinking and investing well beyond the macros alone. In today’s report, we steer away from our all-too

Below, we look at 2022 markets and the converging market forces, policies and math which suggests US policy makers are