Mexico Inflation 7.37 Percent
Mexico’s INEGI released consumer pricing index and it shows a whopping inflation at 7.37 percent! Mexico is one of the top 3 trading partners for the United States and high…
The Clash Between Electric Vehicles, Self-Driving Vehicles and Robots
There is something wrong with the auto market and we haven’t seen anyone talk about it anywhere. What is that problem? All the big auto manufacturers have announced the migration…
Brazil Central Bank Rate Raised to 9.25 Percent
Brazil economic data came out hot and heavy today. First, the central bank raised interest rates 150 basis points from 7.75 pct to 9.25 pct. Secondly, Brazil retail sales are…
Labor, Inflation, Immigration, Boomers – The Perfect Storm – 2022 thru 2030
The Wall Street Journal had an excellent article out entitled, “Companies Plan Big Raises for Workers in 2022” and the article essentially states what we already know, finding workers is…
Can Marijuana Bring Back Manufacturing to US?
An interesting study from the University of New Mexico and California Polytechnic University have suggested that embracing Marijuana more fully leads to higher job growth and economic potential. The findings…
VTI – The Best Harbinger of Stock Market?
We have started to see tremors in the U.S. stock market since post Thanksgiving. As of the writing of this post, bitcoin has lost 20% of its value. Is this…
Magic Mushroom for Cluster Headaches?
We wrote about our speculative ventures into some alternative drug stocks a few weeks ago in part because the world’s acceptance to alternative medicines is changing day by day. We…
So Much Economic Data So Little Time
There was a tidal wave of economic and market data coming out today so let’s try to digest some of it. First, the market closed out Friday on another negative.…
Real Estate – Logistics! Logistics! Logistics!
The traditional cliche with real estate is location! location! location! but in a post covid and online ordering world the new cliche may very well be logistics! logistics! logistics! We…
The Future is Mental
In order to build a resilient investment portfolio, we wanted to understand the trends over the past five years in healthcare so we turned to Census data and picked up…