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Current Links of Interest   

Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: The Great Disconnect Widens Amidst Hawkish Fed Talk (06/01)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo:Rising Yields Pose Unappreciated, Serious Risks for U.S. Equities (05/25)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Middle East Wars, Oil Spikes and Inflation - Then and Now! (05/18)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo:Hot PPI and CPI Reports May Result in a Fed Rate Increase this Fall (05/14)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Front Running, High Frequency Trading, Buy Programs and Market Manipulation Using Futures--Then and Now! (05/11)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Is the Fed Really Independent? How Will It Respond to Oil and Mineral Price Shocks? (05/04)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo:The Great Disconnect, Valuation Chart-a-Rama, Dow Theory Non-Confirmation (04/27)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo:The Great Disconnect: Gambling Mentality Has Greatly Mispriced Stock Market Risk (04/20)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Low Consumer Sentiment and Price Pressures Put Fed Rate Cuts on Hold (04/13)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Foreign Central Banks Sell Treasuries as U.S. Dollar Continues to Rise (04/06)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Energy Shock Waves Hit Markets as Trump Trade Fades (03/30)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Economic and Market Implications as the Iran War Escalates (03/30)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: No Place to Hide as Energy Prices Soar and War with Iran Escalates (03/23)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Global Market Implications due to Escalation of U.S.–Iran War (03/23)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: The “Strait of Disaster” for the Global Economy and Markets? (03/16)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Review and Outlook for Markets & the Economy as Oil & Gas Prices Spike Higher (03/09)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Impact of Rising Oil Prices on the Economy and Markets due to Middle East War (03/09)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Analysis & Outlook: Markets React to U.S./Israel Strikes on Iran (03/03)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Trump’s new 15% tariffs after Supreme Court strike down opens a new era of uncertainty and extended legal battles (02/23)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Defensive Stock Sectors Outperform as Big Tech Declines and U.S. Economy Weakens (02/16)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo:DJI, DJT, Equal Weight S&P 500 all at New Highs while Big Tech Stocks Decline (02/09)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Kevin Warsh’s Influence and Impact on the U.S. Economy and Markets (02/02)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: What’s Really Driving the Surge in Gold and Silver (01/26)
Curmudgeon: Threat to Fed Independence Rocks U.S. Bond Market (01/19)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: The “Might Makes Right” Policies of the Trump Administration  [Politics] (01/12)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Insight, Analysis and Implications of U.S. Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro (01/05)

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