I’m really into musicals, and although I tend to be anchored to those of the 1950s and 1960s, one modern one I love is Hamilton. It’s still going strong!

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I’m really into musicals, and although I tend to be anchored to those of the 1950s and 1960s, one modern one I love is Hamilton. It’s still going strong!
In honor of D-Day (it’s June 6, remember?) here’s a favorite clip. This has a special place in Slope history, since “Let ’em burn” we considered as dangerous to utter as playing Chocolate Rain. Those days are, sadly, long gone.
Barring any more trade war flare-ups and Musk/Trump spats, the guiding light for equities is going to be inflation and rates over the next twelve calendar days. Here are the big events forthcoming:
The bond market has been in a bear market for sixty-three months. Sixty. Three. Months. We can’t get lower prices for sixty-three days (or six days, for that matter) in equities, but it is what it is.
With today’s dismal jobs report, bonds are slipping yet again, keeping alive the prospect that the latest pink pattern breaks down, sending interest rates ripping higher.