While the financial media is going stark raving mad about a company that invests in non-existent profits from a non-physical investment that requires neither actual […]
Author: John Galt
The Ultimate Inflation Indicator
If one follows this account on social media, primarily X, Gab, and Patreon, it is easy to read into my sarcastic postings that perhaps, just […]
A Hawkish Nothingburger
To call Jay Powell’s statement today a “nothingburger” would be beyond accurate. Jay didn’t want to offend President Trump nor stir the markets because after […]
March 2000 Flashbacks are Perhaps Worse
I’m not saying we should start cranking up the boy bands again but,man oh man was the taste in music during March of 2000 somewhat […]
A Recessionary Toy Story
The sad part about the financial media is that if there is a story to tell, it’s usually about how everything is awesome. Rarely if […]
01.17.25 Bank Failure Friday Begins: Pulaski Savings Bank, Chicago, IL
Just after I get caught up on my credit union scan, BOOM, the remnants of the Bidenista FDIC fail a Chicago area bank. Let’s see […]
2025 Credit Union Failure Season Begins: Butler Heritage Credit Union
How could Ron DeSantis do this? Just kidding morons, it’s the result of four years of deregulatory, aka, arbitrary enforcement. And since “their boy” is […]
The Markets are Bracing for Higher Interest Rates
The generic term for the American economy is now called “the markets” and of course our gambling crazy society focuses on equities just like Clark […]
01/10/25 Nonfarm Payrolls Prediction: Pain
There is this weird twisted theory in existence since 1988 that no matter how stupid the US equity, real estate, and bond markets get, the […]
01.07.25 Markets: Mom and Dad are Home and are They Pissed
So the junior traders got their shot and were left very specific instructions: “Don’t play with the algos boys and girls and not moving our […]
A Quick Note About Gold
These pages just predicted that gold will finish 2025 strong, however, historically during post-election periods, there are some interesting tendencies which impact the gold market […]
JohnGaltFLA’s 2025 Drunken Predictions
Now that we’ve digested and expelled the hellish year of 2024, one has to ask just how much more fun can we have in 2025? […]
2024: Good Bye and Good Riddance
I probably could stop typing there, but to be honest, to say goodbye to this God awful year deserves at least a cursory review of […]
So Who is In Trouble Tonight?
I’ve got some ideas, but that’s an awful big move in the US Treasury market 30 day bill after the markets closed tonight. This could […]
And a Merry Christmas to All
I’ll be back on Thursday to begin the year in review and motivating my liver for the 2025 Drunken Predictions. It takes longer to recover […]