Last week we discussed depression and how a contraction of the money supply was one of the key errors made by the Federal Reserve and how it helped cause the Great Depression. We also discussed how the crazy spending of the previous decade helped bring it about. Huge credit was extended to consumers, and they …
This week’s Looking Backwards Looking Backwards show has a lot to tell! Looking Backwards US migrant crisis Nvidia shares spiking 24% Price bubble in AI stocks Obama’s juice brand fails its own health standards British cycling to ban transgender woman from female category Looking Forwards G7 gets tough on Beijing China bars Micron chips Fed …
What does depression mean? Where are we at the economic cycle? Are the banks in bad shape? Why? Will we see a bank run or is what we are having a “bank walk” ? How likely for the banks to get a hit from the real estate loans they had extended? Will the downtown office …
Looking Backwards Looking Forwards at CTPC: Is Twitter a place of censorship? What is really behind of the tension between Disney and Desantis? How did a public vote in Arizona make billionaires upset? Is it wise to invest in Japan, for chipmakers for instance? Is it wise for UK to announce a ban on Russian …
I again want to discuss where we are precisely in G. Michael Hopf’s quote and how we got here. We are in the last stanza for sure. This should help us understand the debt ceiling. There is a famous scene in Sergio Leone’s gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America where one of the …
This week’s Looking Backwards Looking Forwards show is bringing you takeaways on Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Biden’s election promises, golfer disqualifying himself, buying fractional shares in pro athletes, South Africa accused of supplying weapons to Russia, and the Ukrainian grain deal deadline. Looking Backwards Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Biden wants airlines to cover the cancellations …
Our takeaways from the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting which was held on Saturday, May 6th. What did the two wise men, Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger tell us? “You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many wrong.” Warren Buffett I’ve been critical of …
On this week’s Looking Backwards Looking Forward show we are discussing Ford’s loss in its EV division, Debt Ceiling chaos, US jobs report, FDIC making big banks pay higher fees (therefore actually making average American to pay for the deposits of the rich?), unexpected bipartisan team pushing ban on congressional stock trading, and what Apple …
“You got pigeon shit in your eyes? You’re pathetic, you know that. You’re a disgrace to your profession.” Well, the funny part of that exchange in the 1984 basketball movie Hoosiers was that Coach Dale played by Gene Hackman was trying to get kicked out of that game. He even told the ref as much. …
In this week’s Looking Backwards we are talking about the tension between China and Philippines in the South China Sea, Samsung’s preference between Google and Bing, and whether the Moderna CEO is the COVID winner. We are then Looking Forwards to the European Union’s fate in eastern Europe, high inflation, low growth in the US, …