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Israeli Missiles Hit Iran, the Price of Oil Jumps 3 Percent
Israeli Missiles Hit Iran, the Price of Oil Jumps 3 Percent In a game of tit for tat, Israel strikes back at Iran for Iran’s missile launch against Israel. Iran’s attack on Israel was in response for Israel illegally striking an Iranian embassy in Syria. Israeli Missiles Hit Site in Iran The NPR reports Israel launches […]
AI, Cryptocurrency Will Double Data Center Energy Consumption by 2026
AI, Cryptocurrency Will Double Data Center Energy Consumption by 2026 According to the IEA, electricity consumption from data centres, artificial intelligence (AI) and the cryptocurrency sector could double by 2026. Factor in the global push to EVs. Please consider the International Energy Agency IEA Electricity Analysis Report 2024-2026. IEA Notable Points Global electricity demand rose moderately in […]
The CPI Rose Sharply in March Led by Shelter and Gasoline
The CPI Rose Sharply in March Led by Shelter and Gasoline The CPI rose 0.4 percent in March. Rent is up another 0.4 percent in March with gasoline up 1.7 percent. Together, the pair was about half of the total rise. CPI data from the BLS, chart by Mish Yet Another Groundhog Day for Rent […]
Expect a Financial Crisis in Europe With France at the Epicenter
Expect a Financial Crisis in Europe With France at the Epicenter The EU never enforced its Growth and Stability Pact or Maastricht Treaty rules. The crisis is coming to a head with France and Italy in the spotlight. The first casualty will be Green policy. Image composite by Mish from the European Commission Compliance Tracker Compliance […]
Expect Another Surge in Food Prices Fueled by Dynamic Pricing
Expect Another Surge in Food Prices Fueled by Dynamic Pricing Restaurants are moving towards dynamic menu prices. Expect big surcharges for peak times. Don’t expect off peak prices to drop much. Labor costs are rising too. CPI food indexes prices, data from the BLS, chart by Mish Surge Pricing Is Coming to You Restaurants are […]
Scientists Try Risky Air and Water Experiments Hoping to Stop Climate Change
Scientists Try Risky Air and Water Experiments Hoping to Stop Climate Change Scientists desperate to stop or reverse climate change are dumping chemicals in the ocean and spraying saltwater in the air. What can go wrong? I discuss the short and long term. The Wall Street Journal reports Scientists Resort to Once-Unthinkable Solutions to Cool the […]
A Reader Asks “Does an Increase in Money Supply Cause Inflation?”
A Reader Asks “Does an Increase in Money Supply Cause Inflation?” This seemingly simple question, is not so simple. What is the money supply? How does one measure inflation. Other Deposit Liabilities vs M2, monthly average via St. Louis Fed ODL vs M2 Chart Notes Other Deposit Liabilities (ODL see description below), is a monthly […]
Lesson of the Day: If You Weaponize the Dollar and Confiscate Assets, Expect Retaliation
Lesson of the Day: If You Weaponize the Dollar and Confiscate Assets, Expect Retaliation Russia seized the local assets of Carlsberg beer and yogurt maker Danone. It now threatens Austria’s Raiffeisen bank. Russia Seizes Western Yogurt and Beer As backdrop to the Raiffeisen bank story, consider the Bloomberg report, Russia Seizes Western Yogurt and Beer. President Vladimir […]
Electric Vehicles for Everyone? If the Dream Was Met, Would it Help the Environment?
Electric Vehicles for Everyone? If the Dream Was Met, Would it Help the Environment? Even if you are 100% convinced in man-made climate change, the idea the EV’s will help reduce CO2 emissions is nonsense. The Impossible Dream Hello climate change advocates, please open your minds and consider the Manhattan Institute report Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The […]
The Fed Proposes a 4th Function of Money: Means of Social Control
The Fed Proposes a 4th Function of Money: Means of Social Control A Federal Reserve white paper has come up with a new function for money. Let’s tune in. Image from Federal Reserve website. Docket No. OP – 1670 Please consider Docket No. OP – 1670 on Interbank Settlement of Faster Payments. The Federal Reserve Board announced that […]
Exploring the Massive Clean Energy Boondoggle of Burning Trees as Carbon Neutral
Exploring the Massive Clean Energy Boondoggle of Burning Trees as Carbon Neutral To the shock of everyone with any semblance of common sense, we are clearcutting forests and burning the trees based on the idea the process is carbon neutral. Image from Smithsonian article below EPA Declared That Burning Wood Is Carbon Neutral In 2018, […]
The Harsh Reality of Energy TINA Strikes the US and Europe
The Harsh Reality of Energy TINA Strikes the US and Europe Hello EU and President Biden “There Is No Alternative” to Russian energy. Natural gas chart courtesy of Trading Economics, annotations by Mish. Some European Factories, Long Dependent on Cheap Russian Energy, Are Shutting Down The Wall Street Journal reports Some European Factories, Long Dependent on […]
End of the 40-Year Bull in Debt and a “Global Depression” Threat
End of the 40-Year Bull in Debt and a “Global Depression” Threat Francis Hunt interviews Danielle DiMartino Booth in a must watch video, her most economically comprehensive yet. Discussion Topics Please do yourself a favor and watch the video link below. Here are just some of topics discussed. Possible end of the 40-year bull in […]
Most People Have No Idea How Much Stocks are Likely to Crash
Most People Have No Idea How Much Stocks are Likely to Crash Let’s discuss value investor Jeremy Grantham’s thesis on “super bubbles” and his target for the S&P 500. S&P 500 chart courtesy of StockCharts.Com, annotations by Mish with thanks to Jeremy Grantham. Fourth Super Bubble For almost a half-century, value-investing icon Jeremy Grantham […]
Water Shortage Crisis, Hoover Dam is at Record-Low Water Level
Water Shortage Crisis, Hoover Dam is at Record-Low Water Level Lake Mead faces a water crisis. Lake Powell, also fed by the Colorado River, is even deeper into crisis level. MISH Severe Drought Could Threaten Power Supply in West for Years to Come The WSJ reports Severe Drought Could Threaten Power Supply in West for Years […]
