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[October Wrap: Cuts, Records, and a Thinner Safety Net]

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Current Links of Interest   

Curmudgeon/Sperandeo:The Market of the Magnificent Few (11/03)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: New Highs, Old Headaches as 3% Inflation, Weak Consumers, and Rampant Euphoria Persist (10/27)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Loose Conditions, Fragile Loans: When Easy Money Hides Hard Problems (10/20)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Intel to U.S. Steel: Washington Takes a Seat at the Table (10/13)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Casino at the Top: Options Mania, AI Froth, Policy Fog  (10/06)
Curmudgeon: Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown on the Economy and Financial Markets (09/29)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: FOMO: “You've Never Been Paid Less to Take on Risk” (09/22)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: U.S. Government Use of Propaganda to Manipulate the People (09/22)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Trump/Lutnick Government Ownership & Control Agenda Stifles U.S. Innovation (09/15)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: The False Security of Jumbo Rate Cuts (09/08)
Curmudgeon:The Death of Reversion to the Mean for U.S. Equities? (09/03)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Powell Hints, Wall Street Sprints (08/25)
Curmudgeon: All-Time Highs, All-Time Multiples: The Rally That Keeps Discounting Every Obstacle (08/11)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Zero-Sum Jobs: From 291K to 33K—Trump Axes BLS Chief After Historic Revision (08/04)
Curmudgeon: This is Fine: Markets at the Peak of Speculation (07/28)
Curmudgeon: Junk Bond Default Risk Increases with Spreads Near All-Time Lows & Riskiest Bonds Do Best (07/21)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: Political Fallout & Big Budget Bill will Weaken U.S. Economy and Impact the Markets (07/14)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: The TACO Theory, Fed’s Dilemma, Negative Equity Risk Premium, and BLS Chicanery (07/07)
Curmudgeon: Euphoria or Delusion? Markets Charge Ahead Through Red Flags (06/30)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: How Might Iran Retaliate Against the U.S. and How Might Markets React? (06/23)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Analysis of the Israel-Iran War and Impact on the Markets (06/16)
Fiendbear/Gemini: The Dollar’s Fading Hues: A Story in Shifting Confidence (06/12)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: The Big Beautiful Bond Meltdown (06/09)
Fiendbear/ChatGPT: Silver's Historic Surge: A Journey Through Time (06/06)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Japan’s Influence and Impact on Global Bond Markets  (06/02)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: Bond Vigilantes Return: 30-Year Hits 5% on Fiscal Panic (05/27)
Curmudgeon/Sperandeo: What, Me Worry? – The Alfred E. Neuman Fiscal Strategy (05/19)
Curmudgeon: Yielding to Reality: The Bond Market Rejects Tariff Optimism and Wall Street Euphoria (05/13)
Sperandeo/Curmudgeon: U.S. Stock Market Strong while Economy is Weakening (05/05)
Fiendbear/ChatGPT: The Decline of Media: Echoes of the Late Republic (04/28)

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Comstock Partners (Thur)

ContraryInvestor.com (Tue/Thu)

Alan Newman: Pictures of a Stock Market Mania (Monthly)

Nick Chase: The Contrarian's View (Monthly)

John Riley: Who Says So...[Notable quotes] 

Prudent Bear: Market Commentary (Wed/Fri)

Gold-Eagle: Various Newsletters & Bear's Lair (Semi-weekly)

EFT Daily News (Daily)

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