Tonight’s announcement of a 25 bps increase to around 75 bps for the Bank of Japan might sound “hawkish” for the Yen, but when one […]
Author: John Galt
Today’s Epic Fauxflation CPI Report
There’s your average bedroom paperback fiction, then there are masterpieces of fiction. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for this […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Cameroon Edition
Another African nation in the series, another nation rich in natural resources under strife as the remnants of colonial Europe attempt to retain some foothold […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Thailand-Cambodia War Edition
ON December 12, 2025 America’s leader of the free world posted the following on the seldom read, seldom joined social cult media site known as […]
Forgive Me My Fellow Silverbugs, But I Must Sin
I’m sure that this article will have me tarred, feathered, declared unfaithful, a heretic, and banned from going to precious metals conventions for the remainder […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Guinea-Bissau Edition
At about this moment, many of my readers are asking themselves, “where the hell is Guinea-Bissau and why should I care?” It is another one […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Tanzania Edition
I know what my readers are thinking: Why are these pages wasting space on a, as Trump calls them, S-hole nation and the conflicts occurring […]
iRobot Won’t Be the Terminator That Gets You
I know, I know, it’s tacky. It’s stupid. It’s childish. But there is an ironic stupidity to the creator of the Roomba product going Tango […]
A Midterm Election Warning From Florida
There is no more middle. The line is not going to hold. And President Donald Trump will effectively become a lame duck President the minute […]
12.10 FOMC Preview: A Hawkish or Foolish Cut?
In the aftermath of the last FOMC meeting on October 29th where the key portion of the statement was the following: In assessing the appropriate […]
Fort Building in a Muddy Creek or How I Learned to Live With and Love the CPI-U
Once one achieves the age of 60, it is hard not to recollect the good old days by remembering one’s childhood then comparing it to […]
So Where Did I Go?
I know it’s been a day or two since I’ve posted here but family and work take precedence and now that issues for one are […]
Today’s Jurrasic BLS Employment Report Summary
I think the only way to start this brief summary is to highlight the first notation on the BLS website with the report: The best […]
Municide Rides Again: Harvey, IL in Cook County Effectively Bankrupt
When these hallowed pages last wrote about the potential for municipal bankruptcies erupting during this “golden age” economy back on September 9th, it was looking […]
Credit Union Failure Tuesday: Copper And Glass CU of Pennsylvania Conserved
These pages have been relatively quiet the last two months regarding credit union and bank failures but it’s now showtime. As I have been saying […]