Several of my friends, fellow bloggers and fellow writers have published new books over the past few weeks. I’ve read all of them, and recommend them to you. I’ll list them in alphabetical order by author, to avoid offending anyone. First up is Rita Beeman, known in meatspace as Lawdog’s Lady. She has a… Continue reading Some new books from friends
Tag: Business and Commerce
“Now is the time to take back control of money”
That’s the position of Neil Oliver, whom we’ve met in these pages on many previous occasions. I think he makes a strong case. Here’s his video presentation, followed by an excerpt from the transcript. Mr. Oliver notes: Let’s imagine you want to borrow 200k to buy a house. When you go to the bank… Continue reading “Now is the time to take back control of money”
US used auto sales crash – more confirmation
Yesterday I put up an article titled “Vehicle sales as a bellwether for the economy“. Reader Andrew Smith added a comment linking to the video below, for which I’m grateful. The speaker calls himself the “Economic Ninja”, and certainly seems to have inside knowledge of the US auto market. He reinforces what I said… Continue reading US used auto sales crash – more confirmation
The Biden administration’s economic policies…
… remind me very uncomfortably of an older evil. The highest inflation rate since the Carter administration? 87,000 new IRS agents and bureaucrats? What’s the old saw? “If it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck”. Uh-huh. Peter
“The Death of Germany, and Europe”
That’s how Michael Yon views the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines near Germany a few days ago. He doesn’t pull his punches. At this point in history, to destroy the possibility of re-opening Nord Stream 1 (NS1), and opening NS2, all but assures massive famines and detailed destruction of European economy that normally… Continue reading “The Death of Germany, and Europe”
Vehicle sales as a bellwether for the economy
E. M. Smith has some cogent thoughts on the matter. Two different car traders saying cars are not selling at auction. This is bad … The implication here is that recent interest rate rises along with price inflation and job loss has folks just not buying cars, so dealers are not buying them, even… Continue reading Vehicle sales as a bellwether for the economy
Yikes!
This graphic popped up on MeWe yesterday evening. I can’t link directly to the post concerned. Clickit to biggit. The original poster didn’t provide a source link, or any further details about where the data had come from. It’s pretty scary, isn’t it? I’d love to know how accurate those figures are. Certainly, the… Continue reading Yikes!
Saturday Snippet: Notes on Inflation
We’ve heard from investment guru John Mauldin in these pages on several previous occasions. He’s one of the few economic commentators whom I read regularly. He’s able to summarize critical issues into a few paragraphs, and make sense of interlocking factors affecting the economic world we live in. In his latest weekly newsletter, titled… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Notes on Inflation
I’m glad I don’t live in Germany right now…
… because the cost of living there is going through the roof. Reuters reports that last month, German producer prices rose by 45.8% compared to August last year. Producer prices for electricity rose 174.9% compared with August 2021 and by 26.4% compared with the previous month. Excluding energy, the year-on-year rise in producer prices… Continue reading I’m glad I don’t live in Germany right now…
Political correctness – with diarrhea
I had to laugh when reading this strip from Scott Adams a few days ago. Click the image to be taken to a larger version at the Dilbert comic strip Web page. ESG is one of the politically correct buzzwords doing the rounds at present. It’s essentially an attempt to force companies to conform… Continue reading Political correctness – with diarrhea