During the past several years I have said repeatedly that talk of the death of the US dollar was at best premature and at the least not desirable or practical for a variety of factors. These reasons include the fact that the vast majority of both sovereign and corporate debt…
Since 1968 the Oxford English Dictionary has defined “Trivia” as “Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value. Things of little consequence.” That is wrong on two counts. “Trivia” should also be defined as “Facts [as about people or events] that are not well-known.” Further, “trivia” provides…
AS I pass another “timeline” milestone this week, I will admit that 40 years ago I genuinely thought that by this time I would be “mellow.” The word comes from the Late Middle English period from the 14th century and until the 15th century and meant “ripe, sweet, and juicy.”…
The war continues.in the House of Representatives. However, there seem to be some panic about a potential war pitting China against the United States. First, let us turn our attention to the other wars in progress. The war in Ukraine is in the final stages with Russia having achieved its…
About a month ago on ANC Market Edge, I said that I expected the price of Brent crude oil to be about $107 per barrel by the end of the year, even with all the “wars and rumors of wars” going on. That predicted price seems foolish with Brent now…