May 22, 2026
A Modern-Day Volcker Shock May Be Coming
We believe the Federal Reserve may soon be forced to raise interest rates far higher than most experts presently expect. But first, let us give a big round of applause to former Fed Chairpersons Ben…
May 21, 2026
U.S. Long Bond Warning: 30-Year Yields Signal Growing Fiscal Stress
U.S. 30-year Treasury yields briefly surged above 5.18%, their highest level since 2007, back when the global financial system was sitting on the edge of the Financial Crisis. The warning this time is not coming…
May 20, 2026
AI Momentum Fatigue & The Growing Macro Risk Beneath The Surface
Investors have turned the AI melt-up into one of the most aggressively upside-chased markets in years even as rates volatility, sovereign debt stress, and macro uncertainty continue building beneath the surface. The AI leadership trade…
May 19, 2026
FYI: The Emerging U.S.-China Strategic Balance
FYI: The emerging U.S.-China relationship increasingly resembles a highly strategic balance between confrontation and mutual dependence. While Washington continues aggressively reducing semiconductor vulnerability by helping TSMC expand advanced chip manufacturing capacity in Arizona, with total…
May 18, 2026
Hold the U.S. Congress in Contempt!
The real issue today is that Congress has been unwilling to stop deficit spending now or ever! Long-duration Treasury yields have been rising sharply while inflation expectations remain sticky. That combination creates a much more…
May 15, 2026
The Most Dangerous Part of This Market Isn’t What Investors Think
The real danger in this market is not the collapse of the AI leaders everyone is watching for — it’s the violent unwinding of the other side of the trade. Just as in the final…
May 14, 2026
The AI Trade’s Liquidity Engine Is Starting To Crack
The real warning sign is no longer software hype — it is the violent unwind developing underneath the semiconductor complex, particularly in the iShares Semiconductor ETF, where momentum leadership is beginning to fracture as our…
May 13, 2026
Peak Perfection? Why Risk Management Matters Right Now
Everything is perfect! Earnings are gliding higher in a near-perfect line, margins are exploding, and forecasts scream 20% growth. It’s clean, it’s smooth, it’s almost… too smooth. When the chart starts looking engineered, you have…
May 11, 2026
The Dollar Is Screaming Inflation — And Hard Assets Are Confirming It
Are you prepared for another round of inflation? Because the financial system is signaling that it’s coming. The $USD continues to trade near its four-year lows. This is an incredible situation when you consider that…
May 8, 2026
Gold & Silver
Gold and silver are increasingly acting less like commodities and more like monetary insurance against a dangerously unstable global financial backdrop.Central banks continue aggressively buying physical gold while confidence in government debt, fiat currencies, and…