Sean Brodrick
@seanbrodrick
In a world gone mad with chaos and blood, one man stands alone against the forces of evil. That man is Sean Brodrick. "No truce with kings!" Stocks. Gold. Silver. Energy. Horror. Humor. Other Old Man Crankypants stuff. I've got friends everywhere. #EconSky
Damn! Hate to see Sam Neil go. One of my favorite actors. Cancer/lymphoma is the likely cause.
I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too Thursday, I don't care about you It's Friday, I'm in love Monday you can fall apart Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart Oh, Thursday doesn't even start It's Friday, I'm in love
Via Katusa Research, China bought 480,000 ounces of #Gold in June. That’s its 20th consecutive month of buying, and its LARGEST purchase since October 2023.
Small caps outperformed the S&P 500 in the first half of the year. By quite a lot, too. More data here: finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
$GDXJ (junior gold miners) hit 50% retracement of the big move from last year. A 50% retracement is commonly seen as a place where the next leg of a rally can start. Will it this time? Wait and see. #gold
The Census Bureau reported that the U.S. international trade in goods and services deficit widened to -$77.6 billion in May, compared with the revised -$54.6 billion in April and the consensus estimate of -$78.7 billion. That's the largest since March 2025. #EconSky
Schwab: At its peak, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow nowcast for the second quarter was +4.3% … it’s now down to +1.2% #EconSky
Some good news: Renewables have overtaken coal as the world's largest source of electricity 34% – global renewable share, up 2x in 20yrs 48% – EU 37% – China 26% – US 24% – India
Worth saying again: as long as earnings estimates go higher, the easiest path for the stock market is higher
Schwab: Consumer confidence weakened in June. The Bloomberg consensus was looking for 94.4 but the actual print was 91.2 #EconSky
Margin Debt as a % of M2 is now at its 2nd highest level in history. When was it higher? Just before the Dot Com Bubble burst
Value stocks apparently outperform when inflation is higher. And here are 13 stocks that are getting the most recommendations now. Source: www.marketwatch.com/story/value-...
It’s gettin’ redder! The sky is on fire. Welcome to the Red Planet!
Nice try. I hope the money you're getting from AI billionaires is worth it. Here's a very incomplete list of AI layoffs this year ...
Wow! Even relatively well-off families are feeling the pain of the cost-of-living squeeze. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/o... #EconSky
U.S. Credit Card Accounts delinquent by 90+ days have jumped to 13.1%, the highest level in 15 years and closing in on the highest level in history Probaby fine. #EconSky