by wpadmin | May 21, 2026 | Perspectives
Depending on the part of the country you live in, gasoline prices are up around 60 percent from their level on February 27, 2026, the day before American advanced military operations in Iran. The military incursion has led to disruptions and blockades involving the...
by wpadmin | Apr 28, 2026 | Perspectives
Three things move markets: inflation, which acts as a tax on returns, the consensus of the buyers and sellers (collectively known as “the crowd”) represented by the flow of funds into or out of a market, and interest rates, which can legitimize or refute current...
by wpadmin | Mar 25, 2026 | Perspectives
Most Americans are usually apolitical. As Bill Maher was recently quoting Neilsen data on his show, fewer than one percent of all Americans watch any of the three political networks (Fox, CNN or Ms Now) in a given month. However, it does get them stirring if their...
by wpadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | Perspectives
On April 2, 2025, President Trump declared “Liberation Day”, announcing that he would beassessing tariffs on other countries by his own criteria which later became whims. The stock marketplunged 19 percent by the Standards and Poors 500 index before recovering...
by wpadmin | Feb 2, 2026 | Perspectives
Since the first of the year, gold has gone up in value by over 16 percent. Silver is up by over 53 percent. The Standard & Poor’s index is up just over 1 percent. The trends are interrelated. Historically, gold was seen as a barometer of world stress. In earlier...
