A Gallup poll shows the percentage of Americans saying college is “very important” has fallen to 35% Please note The Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low Americans have been placing less importance on the value of a college education over the past 15 years, to the point that about a […]
QUESTION: I asked GOK who thinks the stock market will crash. It gave a list of people all expecting a crash. It also noted that Buffet was bearish and J.P. Morgan was calling for a 20% drop. The reasons were “High valuations, particularly in tech and AI, are compared to historical […]
In a very much expected (by me) ruling, the appeals court rejects Trump’s global tariffs. Trump Supreme Court Appeal Coming It’s not over yet, but the Wall Street Journal reports Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Global Tariffs. A federal appeals court late Friday struck down the Trump administration’s signature tariffs, finding that […]
The day before the latest US Treasury Auction results were released Trump concludes that “foreign nations are paying hundreds of billions of dollars straight into our treasury.” That could not be further from the truth. US Treasuries have crossed an important rubicon. It is now costing the US more to […]
QUESTION #1: Hi Martin, Since the international war array started picking up in 2022 but peaks in 2026 with a panic cycle, do we in fact expect a serious deflagration potentially nuclear but very short lived and closing by 2027 since it’s the peak? Would that mean a very swift demise […]
The streets of Los Angeles descended into violent turmoil this week as pro-open borders demonstrators clashed with law enforcement, torched vehicles and attempted to breach federal detention centers – prompting President Donald Trump to deploy Marines to reinforce National Guard troops. Yet even as federal forces moved to restore order, […]
For the past 25 years the UK’s economy has relatively flatlined, and now wealthy are packing their bags. Here’s what happened: And, as a global world power, the Pound-Sterling pretty much disappeared at the advent of the petro-dollar. US Treasuries became insurance, and the US dollar rapidly expanded as the […]
During the month of September and the early portion of October, we will witness a remarkable convergence of events. Of course this convergence of events just happens to be occurring at a time when it feels like this period of history is building up to some sort of a crescendo. […]
In the United States, local governments and states often use their own budgets to purchase investment vehicles. States are permitted to invest in foreign bonds, supplementing foreign governments with public funds. One state in particular has invested hundreds of millions in Israeli war bonds—Florida. Florida has the most Israeli war […]
America is being twisted out of its private property as homebuilders are selling entire neighborhoods to Wall Street. Since 2019, the so-called Build-to-Rent sector has exploded by 270%, and now represents 9% of all single-family construction. The metrics have changed: it is now more profitable to rent a house to […]