Category: Consumer

Growing Risk of Recession as Bread and Circuses Distract the Plebeians – Part 3

The Fed said everything was under control, but Jay Powell's "softish" recession is as close as it gets to whispering fire in a crowded theater.

The Monkeypox Melodrama is Right on Schedule

An atypical spread in several countries is confirmed as the “West African” strain and looks like another war game going live.

A Diesel Fuel Shortage Storm on Top of Record High Prices

It doesn't matter if we “drill, baby, drill” and Biden lifted regulatory bottlenecks, as we don’t have the refinery capacity to match demand.

The Implosion of Commercial Office Space Has Begun

A global commercial real estate crash is likely in 2-5 years with major CRE foreclosures as the work from home phenomenon gains steam.

Potential Supply Shortage of Neon Gas for Microchip Manufacturing

Welcome to the world of semiconductor-grade neon gas that’s semi-dependent on Russia and Ukraine during a global supply chain crisis.