Is Gold $4000 Next?

On December 29, 2024, after careful consideration and perhaps several glasses of Bowmore 15 year old scotch, these pages made the following prediction regarding gold […]

Summer is Over, Here Comes the FALL

Traditionally, Labor Day marks the end of the summer for the American public and the beginning of full time work and school for families all […]

Gold: Now All of you Can Worry

There is a weird situation that only happens at the precipice of a major financial crisis. I’ve lived through several of them now and as […]

5 Big Reasons Trump Capitulated on Tariffs

And no boys and girls, it was not the million plus donated to the “inauguration fund” by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The past 24 hours […]

December Gold’s History Indicate Troubled Economic Times Ahead

The usual and newly minted crypto souls are back on the various financial media and websites preaching that once again the “shiny rock” is no […]

Warning: Stocks are NOT Good Indicators of When a Recession is Coming

This morning while catching up on my podcasts and economic news I listened to one of my favorite stock commentators make a comment which made […]

Gold Does Not Move Higher Now Without Cause

The message that inflation has not been defeated and the world is in for more instability could not be any clearer than the signal that […]

It’s the Solvency Stupid

July 8, 2008 9:12 am By John Galt There has been a lot of speculation and postulation by the Bubblevision crowd and those declaring a […]

The Wile E. Coyote Moment

by John Galt March 20, 2008There is a time when everything in a moment of history coalesces or intersects as I have stated in the […]

The Ballad of Hammerin’ Joe

By John Galt April 29, 2008 This is the storyAbout Hammerin’ Joe,Hittin’ everythingWith his hammer you know, Then one day,He made a mighty hit,And broke […]

Deflationerrory Thinking

By John Galt January 1, 2008 Sigh. There is a philosophical battle among the bears and doomers and it’s really quite frustrating as both parties […]

Painting the Swan

October 11, 2007 By John Galt For the uninitiated, I am a historian by training and hobby, an op-ed writer and blogger by habit. Yes, […]

1%

By John Galt October 24, 2007 1 percent. One out of one hundred. Ten out of one thousand. A miserably low number which neither indicates […]

Goldilocks Autopsy

by John Galt August 2, 2007 Despite the Fantasyland tickets being issued by the Bubblevisionistas, there is an extremely harsh reality sinking in to many […]

2:47

By John Galt August 5, 2007 At approximately 2:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday August 3, 2007, an individual who used to control billions […]