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Sweet China Rescues Poor Man Europe!

Posted August 31, 2022

Happy Hump Day! A lot is happening in the charts, but I want to wait until today’s market close to make any calls. Tomorrow’s monthly asset class report will have plenty of...

With Sanctions Like These, Who Needs Friends?

Posted August 30, 2022

Happy Tuesday from an overcast, cool Asti. Boy, I love this weather! I’m so sick of having Betty Swollocks.  Autumn can’t come soon enough. Today’s Rude is a pat on the back.  Both...

I Last Longer Than Jay Powell!

Posted August 29, 2022

I’m back from my trip to Doha and spent a pleasant weekend with the family. We left Milan on Saturday afternoon after a pleasant walk around the high-end shopping district. Located next...

Sound the Trumpet! The Debt Jubilee Begins!

Posted August 25, 2022

Good morning on this steamy morning from Doha. I’m on my last day teaching a course for one of the financial regulators here. Though I haven’t seen much of Doha to give...

Dugina’s Death From a Russian Point of View

Posted August 23, 2022

Happy Tuesday! I was loath to write about the assassination of Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian philosopher Dugin. I’ve read some of Dugin’s work.  He’s the chief architect of “Eurasianism,” a term...

Finnish PM Fights… For Her Right… To Party!

Posted August 22, 2022

Happy Monday! You may not have even heard the rubbish I’m about to relay to you, but I think it’s important to understand what a bunch of snowflakes the Europeans have...

Japan Resumes Buying Russian Oil

Posted August 19, 2022

I wished you a Happy Hump Day yesterday, even though it was a Thursday. Sorry about that… you can lose track of time in paradise. But the good news is Friday’s here...

Europe’s Policies Unravel Before the Fall

Posted August 18, 2022

Happy Hump Day! I write to you from a continent -  literally and figuratively - of poor choices. Europe can ignore the laws of economics, but the laws of economics won’t ignore...

The Fading Fortunes of Famous Families

Posted August 17, 2022

Good morning on this gorgeous morning from northern Italy! My jetlag seems to have gone already, thank heavens. It usually lasts longer. But after all these years spent on planes, I guess I’m...

Is This Rally Real?

Posted August 16, 2022

Happy Tuesday! Thank heavens it’s cooled off here in the north of Italy. I was sweating profusely in NYC and was hoping I’d get a respite back here. And while I’m enjoying the...

A Summer’s Odyssey

Posted August 15, 2022

Happy Monday from a much cooler Asti! It’s been ages since I wrote you from here, and I’m excited to be back. But my NYC trip, while infested with rats and stinking...

Enjoying the Inflation? Have Some More…

Posted August 12, 2022

Yesterday morning, the PPI number came out. This Rude was first written on December 14, 2021.  But it mirrors perfectly what’s going on today. I know newsletter writers are prone to hyperbole...

Zero Percent, Joe? Come On, Man!

Posted August 11, 2022

I’m nearly done with this graduate program and head home on the Friday night red-eye to Milan. So tomorrow’s Rude will be a re-run. From then, I’ll be writing fresh new columns...

Western Governments Conduct an Inflation Clinic

Posted August 10, 2022

As I look across the Hudson to Jersey City, the rising sun gleams against the new skyline. Of course, my happiness that JC is no longer a New York backwater took...

Even Donald Trump Needs a Second Passport!

Posted August 09, 2022

Last night, I shared a wonderful dinner with my cousin, Corey, and his wife, Kim, in downtown Hoboken, NJ. Hoboken, a square mile where Frank Sinatra was born, is just across...

A Weekend in Baltimore

Posted August 08, 2022

Good morning on this fine Monday in New York City. You know what? I’m not at all cranky today. In many ways, Baltimore is cleaner and more crime-free than the Big Apple. I...

From Russia With Mowie Wowie

Posted August 05, 2022

Happy Friday! Grab that most excellent cup of joe and a seat. I’m going to do something I’ve never done while writing the Rude. I will attempt to write about something I don’t...

Here Comes the Reign Again

Posted August 04, 2022

I’m getting used to NYC coffee in the mornings again.  Though I must admit, I miss the blue Greek coffee cups that seem to have disappeared. Credit: My Recipes What I’m not...

Taiwan or Not Taiwan, That is the Question

Posted August 02, 2022

House Speaker Pelosi insists on visiting Taiwan. China insists she will do as she’s told. Will the 82-year-old replace Helen of Troy for future generations?