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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.
The Bigger Picture on the US Dollar
I’ve been mulling over the best way to do my review of the US dollar, US treasuries, and why the US dollar may lose its status as the world’s main reserve currency, and how that might look, and I’m splitting this into three posts this week.
The first post is this one and will look at the US dollar and where it may go from here.
The second post will look at US treasuries and where they may head from here.
The third post will be looking at the US dollar’s status as the main reserve currency, US treasuries as the main reserve asset for US dollars, why that may already be changing, and what other options might replace it over the next few years.
(more…)Who Needs Us?
I’m trading like a sumbitch today, so here’s some filler content showing how dependent automakers are on U.S. citizens. Yep.
Lugnut
When a Commerce Secretary had to be selected, the chosen one was Howard. His mission is simple: protect his rich friends. In any case, he will fail. God loves me way more. Onward.
The Return of the International
The market’s strength continues to unveil new opportunities. One relatively low-risk one is EFA. This is the same missed opportunity from April 2nd which I decried repeatedly. Well, the same gap trade has returned, albeit at a lower level.
