Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — August 2026
Seven of nine US trading partners saw inflation accelerate in August, reversing months of disinflation. India leads at 4.82%, China sits at 0.8%. Here...
Daily Brief: Trade Deficit Hits $88.6B as Import Surge Overwhelms Export Dip
The U.S. trade deficit widened 20% to $88.6B in July as imports surged. Productivity revised up to 1.4%, unit labor costs fell to 1.2%, and job cuts...
Daily Brief: Housing Starts Crash 12.4% as High Rates Freeze the Jobsites
Housing starts cratered 12.4% in July to 1.239M, missing estimates by a mile. But permits surged 5%. Import prices fell 0.4%, adding a disinflation twist.
Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — July/August 2026
Six of nine US trading partners saw inflation decline as the Iran-war energy shock fades. The US rate fell to 3.4% but competitive pressure from...
Daily Brief: Trade Deficit Narrows to $73.3B but Factory Orders Slip — Manufacturing’s Uneven Recovery
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $73.3B in June as factory orders fell 0.3%, missing expectations. The ISM PMI says factories are expanding; the hard...
Daily Brief: Goods Deficit Narrows to $101.5 Billion as Housing Prices Inch Higher
The U.S. goods trade deficit fell to $101.5 billion in June, beating expectations, while FHFA data showed home prices up 2.2% year-over-year. A packed...
Daily Brief: Earnings Beat and Ceasefire Hopes Lift Markets as Oil Retreats From $90
Nasdaq futures jumped 1.4% as chip stocks rebounded, 87% of early S&P 500 earnings beat estimates, and ceasefire diplomacy pulled oil back from...
Daily Brief: Claims Hold at 215K, But Consumers Pull Back as Iran Strikes Send Oil Surging
Jobless claims beat expectations at 215K, but consumer credit rolled over and the trade deficit exploded to $77.6B — all while US airstrikes on Iran...
Stock Market Too Hot – Liquidated Most DIVOS Positions
We haven’t been posting much because we’ve been busy liquidating portfolios. We think the market is too hot now and we’ve taking this opportunity to liquidate our DIVOS stock positions.…
SPY Under Trump 2017-2021
Congrats to Donald Trump on his re-election efforts. While everyone is cheering or jeering, we’ve been taking a trip down memory lane for clues as to what might come next…