Something has bugged me enough times that I have to get it off my chest (and it has nothing to do with charts). Back in 2010, there was a huge gas pipe explosion in the Bay Area town of San Bruno, not too far from where I live. Here’s a snapshot of some of the mayhem: (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Two Ideas That Must Die
There are plenty of banal phrases that get tossed around in the financial media that are cringe-worthy. ZeroHedge recently did a little write-up about the whole “cash on the sidelines” nonsense which is worth a read. But I’ve got a couple of more obscure phrases which tick me off. (more…)
Two Chart Post
I have been out all morning and only have time for two charts today. The NFP figures this morning were a decent beat and the US unemployment rate is now back down to 7%. Even though the Fed is clearly very gun-shy about tapering they may well feel that if they still don’t taper now then they will lose a lot of their remaining credibility. (more…)
Back to the Future
Back in 1979, I laid hands on a personal computer for the first time in my life. It was a Commodore PET, and the forward-looking math teacher in my middle school had arranged for the purchase of a few of the machines. (more…)
