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Friday, May 15, 2026

Global clock of need is still ticking.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The global need for supply is NOW.  The solution is unclear on the time horizon..

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

My Internal Noise Gauge is nearing a breakout.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Global Supply Needs are Now, the fix appears to be far away.

Friday, May 1, 2026

Supply issues are Now, the fix appears to be far away.

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Friday, May 1, 2026

I see the logistics of a 10–15 Ship Capacity as a ceiling,

Friday, May 1, 2026

The damage done to neighboring countries has been undeniable.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Hormuz: Tactical Conflict Analysis & Your Portfolio

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Not What You Normally Hear in a Ceasfire

Friday, April 24, 2026

How Are You Managing the Conflict Risk, While Managing Your Economic Risks?

Friday, April 24, 2026

It's only a "DEAL" after it is signed and executed successfully by the right people

Monday, April 20, 2026

The Red Sea Convergence: Potential "Hot Spot"

Friday, April 10, 2026

A simultaneous disruption in supply chain that goes well beyond energy...

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

What's being readied, steadied & aimed in our direction.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

My Observations of Activity Differ Greatly from The Noise

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Energy, Retail & More, Your Quick Take

Monday, March 23, 2026

I do not see the Iran issue ending soon.

Friday, March 20, 2026

Your Answer Was What?

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Data continues to look weak

Friday, March 6, 2026

Are We Entering Recession, Friday Wrap

Thursday, March 5, 2026

📊 Is The Challenger Report A Top 5 Crisis?

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Lowest February numbers in half a decade.

Friday, February 27, 2026

Is there a similarity, is it a means of distraction or protocol?

Friday, February 20, 2026

Undeniably Large Military Buildup in the Middle East.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Within in our zone of elevated risk, Risk conditions appear to be rising

Friday, February 13, 2026

We all have potential for exposure in many ways.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Jobs Spin? You Decide, from The Distilled Perspective

Friday, February 6, 2026

Top Data & A Potentially Different View

Friday, January 30, 2026

Friday’s Wrap is an Insight for You, 1/30/2026from The Distilled Perspective of Patrick T Bulger Capital Management & Analytics• Has there ever been a single asset that went parabolic forever?• Did it eventually reset?• How long did it...

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

No Rate Movement Today, Notes Jobs as Weak • Kept trying to Describe a Growing Economy

Friday, January 23, 2026

The view here: Not, "green shoots".

Thursday, January 22, 2026

AI. The Q4 Liquidity Fractal: When the "Stargate" Met the "Cockroaches"

Thursday, January 15, 2026

3 major bank names go to the street for borrowing 10s of billions

Friday, January 9, 2026

This is how I feel when I look at the data, then I look at valuations...I call it my year 2000 look.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Wishing Everyone A Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Wishing You Joy and Happiness

Friday, December 19, 2025

Repo fails spiked

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

REPO is like the oil in the engine of the global money system

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Does the Fed control the rate or does the rate control the Fed?

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

the shift in the balance of risks

Friday, December 5, 2025

Yes, Zombie Companies & Credit Cockroaches & Your Money. Have you taken Action?

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Sorting through the Data Mess •Our Solution

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Joy to all this holiday season.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Is Economic Instability Being Recognized? One chip announcement does not negate the current systemic global financial issues.

Monday, November 10, 2025

35% drop in planned hiring

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Data and Posts Prior to Event? For You

Friday, October 31, 2025

Jobs, Powell & Zombies

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

After weeks of collateral and company Failures

Friday, October 24, 2025

Jamie Dimon said, "When you see one cockroach, there are probably more"

Friday, October 17, 2025

Anyone saying, “What’s Good on the Way Up is Good on the Way Down” May be in need of review.

Friday, October 17, 2025

Risk and Data Fluency is Imparative to Investment Decision Making

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Our View is Conditional Weakness, Risk Rising.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Observing Investment Risk Data, This is your time to be most informed.

Thursday, October 9, 2025

May the light of Diwali fill your life with warmth and joy.

Monday, October 6, 2025

Serious Points For You to Know

Friday, October 3, 2025

The U.S. government is in a shutdown

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Hiring Plans Weakest since 2009

Monday, September 29, 2025

What You're Not Shown In Investment Media, Can Make a Difference

Friday, September 26, 2025

This week draws a conclusion of Macro unhealthy.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Thursday PM Brief: Another Data Point Turns South

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

A quick intro video to Patrick T Bulger, Financial Advisor at Summit Financial Networks

Friday, September 19, 2025

The Debunking of Sayings Continues, For Planning Your Greater Insight...

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Cut through today’s environment of noise & market narratives.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Warning, Objects in the Fed Statement may not be as they appear...

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Your investment plan needs data that can be counted on. Large revisions since 2019

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

A Case for Big Number Followed by Little Number

Friday, September 5, 2025

That's a telling number that is interpreted at face value as bad.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

NY FED RECEIVES NO BIDS AT OVERNIGHT REPO OPERATION

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Our observations show weakness.

Friday, August 29, 2025

Living Beyond the Herd means understanding the data others ignore.

Thursday, August 28, 2025

The Number One Reason We Look Past GDP

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

This single detail carries the potential for a large surprise.

Friday, August 22, 2025

Debt appears to be calling out broad equity moves & The Fed.

Friday, August 22, 2025

The Friday Wrap While everyone is celebrating, the debt market is flashing a warning sign.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

The Erosion of Underlying Macro Condition Continues

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Quality is a critical factor when investing and living beyond the herd.

Friday, August 15, 2025

Your data sourcing, interpretation, and fluency are critical to seeing the full picture.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

1) How do you measure Your Risk? 2) How deep is your data system...

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Headline US Treasuries Flashing Signals

Friday, August 8, 2025

Data continues to indicate a challenging economic environment

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Clouds of economic uncertainty still loom, caution is warranted

Friday, August 1, 2025

Jobs Report Revisions: The Data Confirms a Slowing Labor Market

Friday, August 1, 2025

Global Collateral Flashes a 'Rush to Safety' Signal— An Economic Commentary by Patrick T. Bulger | The Distilled Perspective

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Be Prepared As the market anticipates tomorrow's jobs report

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Unpacking the JOLTS Report: Why Job Openings Present a Conundrum

Friday, July 25, 2025

Risk is multi-dimensional and perpetually variable

Friday, July 18, 2025

Just like the last post on PPI, perspective matters.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Could lead to robust(er) rates.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Conclusion, Business appears as, not out of the woods.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Always a good exercise to pine through the actual report

Friday, July 11, 2025

These are not words you want to hear

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

ADP Domestic Jobs Report goes Negative

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

We were told as children...Don't Believe What You Hear.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Now is the time to be concerned for your portfolio positioning.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Math? Invigorating! Short Version, Must Know.

Friday, June 6, 2025

Is there anyone left who takes the "Jobs Report" seriously?

Thursday, June 5, 2025

GEO-Political Extra Brief

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Mortgage data down from last month

Friday, May 30, 2025

Tariff Me This, Tariff Me That…The Weekly Data Wrap

Thursday, May 29, 2025

A Current View Brief on Conditions

Monday, May 26, 2025

Let’s take a moment to reflect, remember and honor all the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Friday, May 23, 2025

US debt downgrade was followed by two unwell bond auctions that saw yields increase in the 30+ basis point area. Both promptly followed by risk aversion.

Friday, May 16, 2025

A Weekly Investment Data Wrap from the Blog at PatrickTBulger.com

Monday, May 12, 2025

Trade Deal or Step Right Up/Smoke n Mirrors?

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Uncertainty, risks to both sides

Friday, April 25, 2025

President urging the readiness of the World Bank and the IMF.

Monday, April 21, 2025

What’s Going On In The Markets? India Matters

Monday, April 14, 2025

A Lot Went On This Week, Keep Your Eye on the Ball.

Monday, April 14, 2025

The sum total of global news has not been to the positive, 🎯 Remain Rational

Monday, April 14, 2025

Demand for Global Collateral? In what seems to be magnitudes beyond normal? Pent-up or Insightful?

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

All eyes on Asia

Friday, April 4, 2025

We put it in black and white and we post it for proof.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Gives the optics of prior statistical outliers

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Winds of change

Friday, March 21, 2025

Do not fall victim to "any-content", Portraying itself as reliable information...

Monday, March 17, 2025

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘ ☘ ☘

Friday, March 14, 2025

Unchecked Ego can serve itself at your expense,

Friday, March 14, 2025

Only witnessed 4 times in the last 45 years

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Home made chicken soup, Broccoli Florets, chopped, On a bed of Quinoa.

Friday, March 7, 2025

🎯 Keeping it simple: It's a cycle…popular averages took over a decade to breakeven

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Data for top independent thinkers.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Not usually associated with calm.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

The Know Your Data Series

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Don't confuse back from holiday with prosperity.

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Your Order of Operation (OOO) Matters.

Friday, February 7, 2025

Banking Giant Calls for Emergency Rate Cut

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Weekly Jobless Claims, Concern in the data

Friday, January 31, 2025

Chicago PMI comes in at 39.5

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Please note how this appears in comparison to the 2008, "Great Financial Crisis".

Friday, January 24, 2025

A Few things to keep in mind as we enter a new time.

Friday, January 17, 2025

Jobless Claims Increase, viewed as progression into potential recession

Friday, January 10, 2025

If events happen near each other, it doesn’t mean they’re related. 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Pressures seem to be mounting. Internal Risk Gauge is viewed as High Risk, with correlations unsettled.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Your Post-Election Brief Early Warning

Monday, January 6, 2025

Opening Week to The New Year 2025, An Economic Quick Take from a Distilled Perspective By Patrick T Bulger

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Now, Tell Us, Where’s the "Bull" Market...? Perspective Can Lead to Understanding, Dispelling The Hype.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

May 2025 Be Your Best Ever!

Friday, December 27, 2024

2023 had the bank failures of First Republic Bank, Signature Bank & Silicon Valley Bank, This report was issued in December 2022 warning of adverse conditions well before the actual events. Click "Get Started" to reach out.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Wishing you and your loved ones a magical and joyous holiday season! All the best!

Friday, December 20, 2024

European Central Bank (ECB): Much larger than expected dollar swap event. Why?

Thursday, December 19, 2024

One: Any data/no data vs. deeply refined data, An under-experienced view derived from sub-par data could fail system efficiency. Experienced Data Fluency Matters. Two: Every Little-Leaguer that makes it to Major League Baseball is said...