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PRIVATE BLOG – Crash into April?

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Wheat has Toppled more Empires than Gunpowder

COMMENT: I am very disappointed in the Trump Administration. He promised to stop the endless wars and has done the opposite. Your track record is far beyond that of...

Saudi Arabia Is Playing the Long Game

  Saudi Arabia is doing precisely what governments do when they understand that the world is no longer stable: buying protection, influence, and time....

Canada’s Housing Crisis Shows the Consequences of the Easy Money Era

Canada’s housing market has become one of the most expensive in the developed world, and the affordability crisis continues to worsen despite rising interest...

PRIVATE BLOG – The High in Precious Metals Full Version

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PRIVATE BLOG – The High in Precious Metals?

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Price Controls Never Solve a Crisis

Governments never seem to learn from history. Every time energy prices surge, politicians rush to impose price controls as if markets can be commanded to obey...

The Fantasy of “Short-Term” War

One of the most dangerous illusions in Washington is the belief that war and energy shocks are temporary. Politicians always assume that prices will spike briefly...

PRIVATE BLOG – Dollar Paradox of Strength Amid Chaos

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Existing US Home Sales Collapse Despite Falling Mortgage Rates

  Existing home sales just delivered one of the clearest signals yet about the true state of the housing market in 2026, and it is not the rebound narrative...