Paulitical Economy™
A snapshot of what’s going on in the world’s economy.
Paulitical Economy™
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Post 382: Burger King’s Comeback Is a Whopper And More Bond Yield Manipulation
Canadian retailer Canadian Tire sees sales growth slow.And a look at two different ways in which the government extracts value from your investments.Burger King is rocking it.Not so much Popeyes.
Post 381: Walmart’s Slowdown, America’s Political Divide, and What the Fed Got Wrong
Walmart’s U.S. same store sales slow.But there were some mitigating factors.Social Security and Medicare in the U.S. will both be insolvent before long.And no one wants to do anything about it because it’...
Post 380: Wendy’s Stock Price Crashes to 1987 Levels While the Fed Has Failed Its Mandate 65 Months In a Row
Wendy’s sales have fallen six quarters in a row.Traffic at U.S. stores was down more than 12%.The Wendy’s share price revisits 1987.And we take a look back.McDonald’s sales growth slows...
Post 379: Fake GDP Growth, More Emergency Measures, and the Four Ways of Spending Money
We look at four different ways of spending money.Government is the worst and continues to grow.Uber vs. Lyft update.Lyft still a far better deal.A.I. data center, and government infrast...
Post 378: Luxury Sales and The Wealth Effect: How Hermes Benefits From Monetary Policy
French luxury goods maker LVMH sees its strongest growth in over two years.Watches, jewellery and Japan lead the way.Hermes also sees its sales accelerate but its share price tanked on the announcement.An...