Category Archives: US Economic Recovery

Wednesday is 9/11 retribution day

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Congress is set to adjourn this week and not return until after the election. President Obama has officially vetoed the bill allowing lawsuits by families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for its role in funding … Continue reading →

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Food prices ARE going down

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Dropping food prices isn’t my overactive imagination or a local competitive price war. Bloomberg reports that retail food prices have dropped 5%. While some of that is due to increasing competition, it is mostly due to energy being a major … Continue reading →

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Broad Selloff

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Fred Stiening

No, not Hugh Hefner or Melania Trump There have been lingering rumors that Deutsche Bank in Germany is on the verge of collapse. North Korea exploded another nuclear bomb. Hillary has a glint in her ear. The Congress is ready … Continue reading →

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Coming to a money market near you…

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Bloomberg reinforces that interest rates are controlled by global banks, not the US Federal reserve discount window Get ready for a surge in LIBOR Money Market funds have been in a bind since the 2008 panic. When Lehman failed, money … Continue reading →

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No ¥en for the dollar

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The world doesn’t want dollars. Who could blame them? For several years the Federal Reserve has been convincingly indecisive about what it wants to do. We have the simmering conflict in Syria, unfinished business in Iraq and Afghanistan, Russia warming … Continue reading →

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The lie of “peak oil”

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The financial times of London is reporting the results of a global survey of oil reserves http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7525f1dc-41d6-11e6-9b66-0712b3873ae1.html The report estimates the world’s oil reserves at 2.1 trillion barrels, which is 70 years of production at current levels. In 1979, President … Continue reading →

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The sky is falling!

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

While you were sleeping, George Soros declared the world’s financial system would implode today. This is the index futures – they trade before the markets open and generally indicate where prices are headed at 9:30 ET. The futures can also … Continue reading →

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Walmart: Made in America

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Dirk Van did his callin portion of the show about the announcement that Walmart has pledged to buy $250 billion more in goods made in the United States over the next ten years. Beyond the preposterous government like claim of … Continue reading →

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Quiznos Subs launches pasta dishes, prepares for bankruptcy

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25241309/quiznos-preparing-file-bankruptcy-protection Between the government push for “healthy” food, Obamacare and pressure for a $5 minimum wage, fast food for the masses is a risky business. I think I’ve been in a Quiznos twice. They used to advertise on radio – … Continue reading →

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Trails to Rails

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

You may have noticed there is a blog category of “Trails to Rails”. It wouldn’t be shocking if you thought that was a typo. 😉 As the United States has deliberately been weakened by deindustrialization, one marker of “Progress” by … Continue reading →

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