Commentary The continued price shocks and meteoric rise of diesel fuel are causing extreme chaos. Meanwhile, worsening inflation—made worse by the surging price of diesel fuel—continues across a wide array of consumables. Adding more concern, summer is just around the corner, and the United States is entering peak driving time as millions of Americans take…
China Is Now ‘Uninvestible’
Commentary Beijing can bend reality only so much before it must turn to reality. And what a harsh reality the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is facing. The CCP Pushes False Hopes and Failure Beijing’s assertion that the extreme lockdowns over relatively few cases of the CCP virus would not impact the economy is, not surprisingly,…
Come Hell or Highwater? Central Bankers and Inflation
Commentary Many are currently baffled on the path of the economy and markets, and for a good reason. Stock markets are nearing a bear market, while the U.S economy seems to be doing ok. Retail sales came in as expected, rising by 0.9 percent (MoM) and the U.S. industrial output rose more than expected (1.1…
Powell’s Crash Landing
Commentary Wall Street, we have a margin problem. Shares of Target (TGT) fell by 25 percent on Wednesday, May 18 as their margins shrank by the same amount. TGT margins collapsed due to higher input costs, overstocking, and overstaffing. So much for the mantra that stocks are a great hedge against inflation. In reality, inflation is…
Theft of Intellectual Property
Commentary One thing is sure: Washington has failed utterly in protecting American intellectual property (IP) from Chinese stealing. That failure has spanned decades under both Republicans and Democrats. Another thing may not be sure, but it is highly likely: Under President Joe Biden, this sad pattern will remain in place. For almost 40 years, every…
Wall Street Wins Again … the SPAC Edition
Commentary As expected, Wall Street wins again. In 2020 and 2021, retail investors were chasing financial markets with reckless abandon. Armed with sites like Reddit WallStreetBets and a Robinhood trading app, not to mention young investing mentors on social media, they believed they had the Wall Street “tiger by the tail.” In January, we warned…
Rising Interest Rates Are Causing the Real Estate Market to Lose Liquidity
Commentary In February, we wrote in The Epoch Times that rising inflation and the ensuing increase in mortgage rates would reduce the value of American homes. We spoke to real estate experts on the topic as well and encouraged homeowners who wanted to sell to move quickly. We’re now seeing transaction volume dwindle as fewer…
US Companies Damaged by China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy
May 23, 2022
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Commentary Beijing’s ongoing “zero-COVID” campaign is slowing both the Chinese and global economies, causing supply chain disruptions felt around the world. The harsh pandemic measures are also damaging U.S. companies in China. “Conditions in China are such that we have virtually no ability to predict our performance in China in the back half of the…
The USA Should Clarify the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’ and Use Carbon Standards to Our Advantage
May 23, 2022
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Commentary When I first heard the term “green bonds” several years ago, I tried to find a definition for the term, but could not. There were multiple examples of how “green bonds” could be used, for things like mass transit systems, wetlands preservation, etc. But there was no “standard” definition per se. So what qualified…
Biden Slights Taiwan—and Suffering US Consumers
Less than two weeks ago, delivering a much-ballyhooed speech from the fake White House “game show set” across the street from the actual White House, with its digital projections masquerading as windows looking out into the Rose Garden and dozens of rectangular quartz/LED lights hanging from the ceiling, President Joe Biden said, “I want every…
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