Stockman’s Corner

Melt-Up Madness

When the fools in the Eccles Building pumped $440 billion of newly minted credit into the bond pits over the last 90 days, it was inevitable that the final blow-off phase of the third great stock market bubble of this century would incept. And so it has—perhaps symbolized by Tesla’s absurd crossing of the $500

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No, Donald, It’s Not The Greatest Economy Ever And You Most Definitely Did Not Win WW III

Just like that! The Iranians did a 22-missile fire drill announced in advance so as not to cause injuries, the Donald quickly declared the “all clear” and in a virtual heartbeat the robo-traders were off to the races. Needless to say, it is not often that on the purported eve of WW III, you get

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The Donald’s Assassination Of General Soleimani—As Stupid As It Gets

During more than a half-century of Washington watching we have seen stupidity rise from one height to yet another. But nothing—just plain nothing—compares to the the blithering stupidity of the Donald’s Iran “policy”, culminating in the mindless assassination of its top military leader and hero of the so-called Islamic Revolution, Major General Qassem Soleimani.

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