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  1. 6d ago

    Post 382: Burger King’s Comeback Is a Whopper And More Bond Yield Manipulation

    Canadian retailer Canadian Tire sees sales growth slow.And a look at two different ways in which the government extracts value from your investments.Burger King is rocking it.Not so much Popeyes.United Airlines and Delta Airlines are also rocking it.And now it’s not just business class passengers.That’s what fewer available economy class seats and soaring airfares can do.Gap clothing experiences a rebound.But is more than offset by sinking Old Navy.Financial Ructions:More on the U.S. government’s attempt to override the market.And it’s not really governments that lose when they attempt to override fundamentals.Policymakers and mainstream press are increasingly realising that attempts to fix the financial system create larger problems in the future.The issue is that they are not fixes but bailouts.The consequences of which were all too predictable.Book ReviewWe continue our review of Man vs. The Welfare StateHenry Hazlitt looks at the denial economics that simply won’t go away.And how sleight of hand, rather than intellectual honesty, is used to justify government reckless spending and debt accumulation.

  2. Aug 25

    Post 381: Walmart’s Slowdown, America’s Political Divide, and What the Fed Got Wrong

    Walmart’s U.S. same store sales slow.But there were some mitigating factors.Social Security and Medicare in the U.S. will both be insolvent before long.And no one wants to do anything about it because it’s political suicide.And that’s because the people have learned to vote for the party that takes the most from other people and gives it to them.Financial Ructions:A look at the increasing political divide in America.And no, it’s not the cause of the country’s slowing economic prosperity: it’s a symptom.And note that America is still better than most others.Book ReviewWe start a new book review: Man vs. The Welfare State by the great Henry Hazlitt.Even back in the 1960s the trend of focusing government power in Washington was well under way.And the more government interference slows the economy, the more that government is called to interfere.The downward spiral.The benefits of Keynesian stimulus focus on the short-term paper money benefits.And ignore the longer-term debasement of real income.

  3. Aug 18

    Post 380: Wendy’s Stock Price Crashes to 1987 Levels While the Fed Has Failed Its Mandate 65 Months In a Row

    Wendy’s sales have fallen six quarters in a row.Traffic at U.S. stores was down more than 12%.The Wendy’s share price revisits 1987.And we take a look back.McDonald’s sales growth slows.And traffic at U.S. stores falls.The return of the establishment hacks.Burritos set off a firestorm.Yes, tariffs hurt Canada, but not nearly as much as our own unforced errors.Canadian consumers are finding life increasingly difficult.This is what happens when policymakers encourage a debt-fueled housing bubble with ridiculously low interest rates.The U.S. central bank has missed its 2% confiscation inflation target for 65 straight months.And airline fares are through the roof.Financial RuctionsWe revisit the impact that tariffs can have on an economy.And there is debate as to whether Alexander Hamilton was a great Secretary of the Treasury.Book Review:We finish our review of Dr. Doug Cardell’s Why Socialism Struggles.Crony (corrupted) capitalismProgressive taxation is not based on morals.But on an ability to pay.Only bubbles blown with the help of governments lead to economic calamities.Socialism is a lie.But is a natural response to corrupted capitalism.

  4. Aug 11

    Post 379: Fake GDP Growth, More Emergency Measures, and the Four Ways of Spending Money

    We look at four different ways of spending money.Government is the worst and continues to grow.Uber vs. Lyft update.Lyft still a far better deal.A.I. data center, and government infrastructure spending are still booming.And Caterpillar is benefiting from both.Conversely, Deere Corporation’s sales growth slows.Farmers are suffering from high input costs and are cutting back on large equipment purchases.Financial Ructions:The Fed’s ample reserve system.No, banks do not need ample reserves to grow their loans business.We take another look at imputed rents.And their fictional contribution to Canada’s GDP.The U.S. is increasing its usage of emergency measures to keep bond yields from exploding higher.The pressure will not relent.Book ReviewWe cover the next two chapters of Why Socialism Struggles.Money is not evil and a paragraph from my book.A closer look at the difference between Socialism and Capitalism.

  5. Aug 3

    Post 378: Luxury Sales and The Wealth Effect: How Hermes Benefits From Monetary Policy

    French luxury goods maker LVMH sees its strongest growth in over two years.Watches, jewellery and Japan lead the way.Hermes also sees its sales accelerate but its share price tanked on the announcement.And its shares are still very expensive.Tesla sales accelerate but profit sank 57%.Shareholders weren’t impressed.Nike has now gone eleven straight quarters with no sales growth.Over the last five years its share price is down an astonishing 75%.Luxury furniture company RH sales go negative for the first time in two years.And its share prices are challenging Nike for the worst performance over five years.Financial Ructions30-Year US Treasury yields are the highest since 2004.And 1-Year yields are back to where they were in 2007.Along with 30-year fixed rate mortgages.Our favourite mainstream journalist is back and no, a strong economy does not require higher interest rates.I dust off one of my old marketing slides to demonstrate how simply looking at annual rates of return for a mutual fund can be misleading.Book ReviewWe’re on Chapter 4 of Why Socialism Struggles.We explore the danger of trying to fix prices in an economy.Prices of goods or labor.And we look at why technology and progress must be embraced.Stopping progress might result in zero unemployment but we’d all be impoverished.

  6. Jul 28

    Post 377: Bankruptcies Rise, Booze Rebounds, and Debt Fuels Groceries

    Summary A disturbing number of Americans are using Buy Now, Pay Later options for groceries.American booze company Constellation Brands has turned things around.But not its share price.Brown Forman (Jack Daniels) also sees sales ticking up.And broke off merger talks with French booze company Pernod Ricard.In Financial RuctionsA look at wage growth in the U.S. vs. Canada.And economic stats can be cherry picked.Corporate bankruptcies in the U.S. are increasingAnd 2026 could set the highest number since 2010.Signs of financial repression.A look at Japan.Book Review: Why Socialism StrugglesWe look at the concept of value.Why not everyone can be paid a living wage and what, as a society, we do about it.

  7. Jul 21

    Post 376: Pension Plans and Consumer Product Companies Struggle While Pawn Shops Thrive: A Sign of the Times

    A look at pawn shops.And how they may be a good hedge in your stock portfolio.Sales of General Mills finally stop falling.But volume continues its downward path.A look at the most visited websites in the U.S.Gmail leads the way.In Financial Ructions:Chicago’s public pension plans are a disaster.Investment in Canada is falling further and further behind the U.S.Book ReviewWe’re on chapter two of Why Socialism Struggles.Economics is about making decisions.And no, not by policymakers but by individuals.However, we are all suffering from the Fatal Conceit of our elected and non-elected officials.

  8. Jul 13

    Post 375: Why Xbox, Krispy Kreme and Socialism Struggle

    Dogs in the U.K. go postal.A sad tale of beer in the U.K.Xbox console sales have been plummeting.And here come the layoffs.Demand from Krispy Kreme customers is softer than their donuts.And their share price has tanked over the last five years.And another look back.A great campaign slogan.Financial Ructions:New Zealand and Singapore top the list of countries in terms of ease of doing business.France, Japan and Italy way down the list.Book ReviewWe start a new book review: Why Socialism Struggles by Dr. Doug Cardell.There are a lot of misconceptions about what socialism is and what free market capitalism is.I hope that after reviewing this book you will have a better understanding of how an economy really works.And be able to identify when certain economic doctrine is driven more by ideology than reality.

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    Paul Musson
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    2025 - 2026
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