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The Long and Short of It
Posted July 31, 2024
MSFT fell out of bed on a small earnings miss, while the BoJ hiked rates for the second time this year.
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Flat As a Pancake
Posted July 30, 2024
The markets are quiet, waiting for Powell and NFP this week.
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Gay Paris
Posted July 29, 2024
The Olympics’ Opening Ceremony was a needless provocation in the Culture Wars.
Ray’s Rockets!
Posted July 26, 2024
Told you. Ray Blanco has been shooting the lights out.
King: “It Can’t Happen Here”? Hey, It Just Happened Here!
Posted July 25, 2024
Byron King remembers an old book that looks like art imitating reality.
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Nothing is Biden’s Fault
Posted July 24, 2024
Oh boy, it's time to answer some of the comments in the mailbag.
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The Democrats’ Dilemma
Posted July 23, 2024
: We know many who jumped on her bandwagon early. But who hasn’t is more interesting.
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Harris/Obama 2024?
Posted July 22, 2024
What a weekend it’s been. Kackling Kamala chosen to run as the sacrificial lamb in the November turkey shoot.
The EU Has No Credibility
Posted July 19, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen wins another term as President of the EU Commission, despite yesterday losing a case for the Covid vaccines.
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Training Shiny Young Things
Posted July 18, 2024
The kids keep getting younger, but their role in learning the ropes before they get to their desks is crucial to the bank's operations.
These Stocks Made So Much Money!
Posted July 17, 2024
Ray Blanco has had a hot hand all year. These are my favorite four picks.
The Trump adVance Continues
Posted July 16, 2024
Trump secures nomination and names J.D. Vance as his running mate.
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America Dodged a Bullet
Posted July 15, 2024
Donald The Defiant Bullet Dodger turned his head just in time to save himself, the country, and the markets.
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GOLD: $2,400 is the New $2,000
Posted July 12, 2024
Gold surged past the $2,400 mark yesterday, a notable event as the CPI indicated some deflation.
It’s 7 am. Who’s Running America Right Now?
Posted July 11, 2024
Joe Biden is on a permanent vacation. Who's steering the ship?
The Houthis are Inflationary!
Posted July 10, 2024
This mess in the Middle East is costing Middle America.
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To the WEF’s Glee, NATO Lurches Left
Posted July 09, 2024
International organizational leadership is about “failing upwards.”
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The GOODEST Weekend!
Posted July 08, 2024
Between Biden’s English, Starmer’s British, and Macron’s French, we’re in for a rough couple of years.
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What the End of the Chevron Deference Means
Posted July 03, 2024
It took forty years, but we have a triumph for freedom and the rule of law.
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America’s False Narratives and China’s Industrial Reality
Posted July 02, 2024
Byron King fascinates with the story of Chinese EVs.
SCOTUS Shields King Donald I
Posted July 02, 2024
Is this a blow to accountability and a boost for executive power, as the dissenters say?
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Bitcoin to $100,000?
Posted July 01, 2024
Bitcoin will rip to $100,000 per coin in the next 18 months.
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