Free-market reformer needs a bailout.

"The bottom line is that inflation is still not under control" #econsky #finsky www.apolloacademy.com/the-inflatio...

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Took some div money from DVYE and added to BME, RVT.

Seems bad

Yeah, huh. #econsky #finsky www.apolloacademy.com/equity-inves...

A paper on domestic terrorism detailing far-right extremist violence in the United States has been removed from the Justice Department's website, AFP confirmed Tuesday. www.barrons.com/news/researc...

Weaponizing rage...👇 Analysts flag rise in Russian-created misinformation posts on social media following Kirk shooting abcnews.go.com/Politics/sec... "...not only spread misinformation about the killing but also look to enrage social media users during an already politically tense situation."

I’m sure it’s not news to anyone actually paying attention, but we should probably care more that a lot of “name-surname-5digits” accounts are spreading the hashtag #abandonNATO on X at the moment.

By this time last year, China purchased $3.16 billion of U.S. soybeans. They have not bought a soybean from the U.S. in over 3 months. Zero.

Sold half my long-held ARCC today and put the proceeds into FDUS.

baffling, almost as if rule of law is a precondition for markets, and compliance with a consistent legal regime is better in the long run than endless Calvinball... I mean, obviously that's not the real lesson here, we're gonna stick with sucking up to Trump, but it sure makes you wonder!

As upsetting as today has been, I don’t think threatening to go after liberal groups and prosecuting Office Depot employees is a sign that these people are secure in their power. They’re flailing and public opinion is going to get worse and worse the more they flop around.

Going to respectfully disagree and say that it really drives the point home.

“All of it is unnecessary. The U.S. was not forced into this by anybody.” [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

There is absolutely no way the World Cup or Olympics are going to take place in this country anytime soon, Fox and NBC had better start making other plans

U.S. economy:

I should move on to the next step of processing those bread & butter fridge pickles, but my body is lobbying very persuasively for a nap.

Having an information collector of last resort is a really valuable thing! bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Parts shortage parks GM Wentzville. #econsky

"...In other words, when this bubble bursts, it will deal unbelievable damage to every weird tech bro and toxic finance guy you know." #econsky #finsky

oh wow, almost as if the whole thing was a blatant lie that was obviously cooked up from the start, and should have been reported as such by any responsible news organization.

Watching MAGA wake up to the fact that trained government professionals actually do stuff that can't be just as easily performed by political hacks and posers is ... educational.

Palantir "The stock value of the company—whose revenue comes largely from government contracts for data surveillance and the military application of artificial intelligence—is, one might say, negatively indexed to the peace and freedom of humanity." www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

America whiffs China soy bonanza #econsky

I wrote about what I think is a genuinely revealing document of elite depravity and impunity. It is shocking and sickening. But it's also a crucial moment. We're about to see what happens when conspiracy theorists actually get what they asked for but it turns out not to be what they want.

What other segregationists would you like to see on a postage stamp?

holy shit dawg what the fuck is this security? POTUS, VEEP, SECSTATE, and SECDEF in a barely secured public space?

"The point is: Even I Bonds with a 0.0% fixed rate will out-perform nominal Treasurys in an era when the Federal Reserve cuts rates to a level below inflation." #econsky #finsky tipswatch.com/2025/09/07/w...

Go home, everybody. www.apolloacademy.com/no-alpha-lef...

The preliminary benchmark revision of -911K amounts to -0.6% to March 2025 payroll employment. Combined with 2-month revisions, recent total revisions are big but hardly unprecedented, & smoothed over the business cycle the payroll survey has gotten more accurate over time.

Bill McBride is on recession watch. He is posting his metrics monthly. #econsky

Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].

Trump gets booed at the US Open today.

(FT) - Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump’s America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics — and said other investors are too scared of the president to speak up. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/b86b...

Oops. The Labor Secretary was going to be asked about my guys' story on Bloomberg (see it here: propublica.org/article/trum...) ...but she seems to have had to wash her hair or something.

Smiley Kev! The Baghdad Bob of the U.S. Economy! #econsky

A quick bit of journalism reveals that at least three members of Trump's cabinet claimed more than one property as their primary residence, and I'm starting to wonder whether Trump's attacks on Lisa Cook reflect a sincere concern about mortgage fraud. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Suing against a monopoly on bullshit. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/03/f...

trump take lamp

To be clear, this means he will still be a member of the CEA, i.e. the White House, while also serving on the FOMC. No questions there about monetary policy independence! *MIRAN: I WILL BE TAKING UNPAID LEAVE FROM CEA WHILE AT THE FED

If SCOTUS wants a special Trump constitution, they will have to write it themselves. Lower courts will not do it for them.

Dunno why the pop in XOMAP today, but I don't think I'll trim any, even though it's almost 5% above its call price. I'll just keep getting paid quarterly at that 8.2% annual yield, and if they do decide to yank it, I'll be sitting on some gains.

Significant outage at $KEY online banking today. Wonder if other banks are affected.

Ancient Wisdom

That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.

Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."

What’s nobody talking about? That the path we’re accelerating along will see us reach 2C well before 2050 which - according to professional risk assessors - will kill more than 2 BILLION people.

Added to BME and RVT. What a big swinging dick.