AboutJohn Ransom, Author at Affluent Christian Investor
No Happy Ending in Obamanomics
Despite the prognostications of those who have been saying since 2009 that the economy is “finally” on the mend, there is very little data to support the contention. Quite the contrary: There is a lot of data to support the … Read More
Lies, Darned Lies, and Democrats
Bring along lots of dry statistics — it’s the very best sauce a humorous book can have. Ingeniously used, they just make a reader smack their chops in gratitude.
– Mark Twain
If you were betting on … Read More
In Democrats, Socialists Find Dead Cat Bounce
In Wall Street parlance they call it a “dead cat bounce.” That’s when a stock that is getting killed briefly pops back up giving investors hope that the cat really isn’t dead, but resurrected. And that hope makes investors do … Read More
The Fake Falling Deficit and the Phony Unemployment Drop
The good news is that unemployment is going to continue to decline, says a new research note from investment house Goldman Sachs. The bad news is that doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily have a job as the joblessness rate continues to … Read More
Winter Storm China Newest Excuse for Slow US Growth
The worm has turned for China and the U.S.
But unfortunately it’s because both countries are rotten apples, full of worms.
Remember when China was lecturing Obama about having greater fiscal discipline? Sure you do: It’s memorable in popular culture … Read More
Sorry Soros: China’s Not All That
In 2011, masochistic Liberals embraced China as the model empire from which the United States could learn much. They were organized, we heard. They could manage change better then the West, we were told. They got things done, it was … Read More
GM: Chevy Volts Are People Too… Soon
I always thought it was Skynet that was going to run the Apocalypse. Or perhaps an Atari computer system named Joshua that just wanted to play chess with its floppy disks.
Or maybe Skynet was just a beginning.
Because it … Read More
Jebnomics is Big Gov Buried Under a Thousand Points of Light
I interrupt the reality TV shows that are the Republican GOP Presidential Race and, on alternate days, the Barack Obama Show or Hillary’s Hilarious Magical Mystery Tour, for this public service announcement: Buried under the Jeb Bush rhetoric is … Read More
Prepare for QE Calls… Again
Markit came out with manufacturing numbers last week that sounded loud warnings to Wall Streeters that Yellen and Company may have their headquarters where their hindquarters ought to be in much the same way that Benanke and Company had.
So … Read More
May We Have a Shutdown, Please?
There is a raft of stories coming from the media now in anticipation of a government shutdown. Most have the same basic theme: A shutdown of the government would affect the economy at a time that it can’t afford any … Read More
Fed Has Zero Interest in Zero Unemployment
This was the year that, finally, mercifully, monetary policy was supposed to normalize. At least that’s what Janet Yellen was telegraphing to the markets at the beginning of the year. The speculation back then was the economy was so healthy, … Read More
Financial Sector Too Large? Blame the Fed
Since monetary policy can’t ensure a growing economy and president Obama acts like he doesn’t consider a healthy economy even necessary, the only thing left to do is what they should have done long ago: Get rid of the regulatory … Read More
Surrender Democrats: More Drop Out of Labor Force
The thinking behind the Fed rate hike theory has said that this is the year that the Fed FINALLY raises interest rates because everyone who wants to work now has a job. With the labor force getting tighter, economists reasoned, … Read More
Harvard Alum Prove They Are as Irrelevant as Global Warming
A new survey of Harvard business alumni is exhibit Number One on why our ruling elite just can’t manage to understand the gravity of the crisis that this country is facing.
The study of 2,716 Harvard Business School graduates, some … Read More
This Time Budget Battle Needs GOP Resolution
Two weeks ago the government bragged about how the deficit would be much smaller this year than anticipated.
“In a report providing political ammunition to both parties,” reported the Associated Press, “Congress’ official budget analyst projected Tuesday that this … Read More
Why Fear Can Be Good for Smart Investors
Fear, at least the fear measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), is in high feather right now on Wall Street. And that’s probably good for you, as David Williams and I discussed on the most recent RansomNotes.tv.
“Perhaps … Read More
On 9/11: What Jimmy Carter Started Obama Completed
On the anniversary of 9/11, there was an attack aimed at the financial infrastructure of the country. It’s important that we don’t forget the fight going on in Iraq. It’s the single biggest threat to the U.S. economy, as I … Read More
Greece to the Rescue?
Here’s how bad it is in Europe: With economic growth projections being slashed as a result— some say— of a slow down in China, the European Central Bank (ECB) is getting ready to buy more government bonds.
From Greece.
“The … Read More