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Next month I will begin my 27th year of writing this letter. The way I write, how I come up with topics, when I write have all changed over time. But one thing is consistent: when I sit down to write there is a blank screen. Some weeks topics are obvious. Some weeks I scramble as the fear of a blank screen forces me to just start writing. On a few occasions those are my better pieces. Often, well, let’s just say that those letters will make the top of the list.

July 11, 2026 | Trading Desk Notes for July 11, 2026 Victor Adair, author of The Trading Desk Notes, began trading penny mining shares while attending the University of Victoria in 1970. He worked in the mining business in Canada and the Western United States for the next several years and also founded a precious metals trading company in 1974. He became a commodity broker in 1977 and a stock broker in 1978.

July 11, 2026 | This Week in Money This Week in Money presents leading financial news and market commentary from interesting, informative and profound guests. They are some of the financial world's most colorful and controversial thinkers, discussing the markets, economies and more! Hosted by radio veteran - Jim Goddard. New shows air Saturdays on Internet Radio. Archived online at TalkDigitalNetwork.com/HoweStreet.com Ross Clark: Stock Markets, Gold, Silver, Oil, Copper, USD, Canadian Dollar.

July 11, 2026 | Tech Talk for Saturday July 11th 2026 Donald Vialoux is author of the free blog Tech Talk, a daily investment report available during the past 20 years at www.timingthemarket.ca. Comments focus on the seasonal and technical outlook for equity indices, commodities and sectors. Mr. Vialoux has 53 years of experience in the investment industry and is a past president of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA).

July 10, 2026 | The American Dream Now Comes with an $800 Monthly Car Payment Martin Arthur Armstrong is current chairman and founder of Armstrong Economics. He is best known for his economic predictions based on the Economic Confidence Model, which he developed. FOX Business reported that the average monthly payment for a new vehicle reached a record $770 during the first quarter of 2026, according to LendingTree’s analysis of Experian data.

July 10, 2026 | Will Canada’s Sub Purchase be Good for Economy? Bob Hoye has been in investment business for some 50 years, making him one of the more experienced researchers. His historical work has been thorough providing the first recognition of the fascinating transition from speculation in commodities to speculation in financial assets. It was controversial when Bob observed that “No matter how much the Fed prints, stocks will outperform commodities”.

July 9, 2026 | The Reason Socialism Appeals to the Youth Martin Arthur Armstrong is current chairman and founder of Armstrong Economics. He is best known for his economic predictions based on the Economic Confidence Model, which he developed. The establishment continues to dismiss the growing support for socialism among young people as nothing more than college indoctrination. That is only part of the story.

July 10, 2026 | Xi Takes Revenge on Housing Speculators Author of "When the Bubble Bursts: Surviving the Canadian Real Estate Crash" Xi’s Revenge: How China’s Housing Speculators Lost Everything The great Chinese housing boom is officially a bust. Reaching its zenith in 2021, the residential market has declined for more than four years. Prices in major cities are down 40 percent from their peak, and in some markets as much as 50 percent. The demand for home ownership has evaporated.

July 9, 2026 | Oil Prices Could Hit $120 a Barrel Again MARK LEIBOVIT is Chief Market Strategist for VRTrader.Com. In the January 2, 2020 edition of TIMER DIGEST, Mark Leibovit was ranked the #1 U.S. Stock Market Timer and was previously ranked #1 Intermediate U.S. Market Timer for the ten year period December, 1997 to 2007.

July 9, 2026 | Japan: Two Bad Trends Accelerate Simultaneously John Rubino is a former Wall Street financial analyst and author or co-author of five books, including The Money Bubble: What to Do Before It Pops and Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green-Tech Boom. He founded the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com in 2004, sold it in 2022, and now publishes John Rubino’s Substack newsletter. This newsletter has been covering Japan’s descent into financial chaos since 2023.