Before the Builders File, the HOA’s and Country Clubs Go Bankrupt First

All I can say is wow. A place that I lived in several years ago, and no do not start calling my wife and I […]

The Big MOAB Was Dropped on Markets This Week

While many of my readers who were growing tired of the 12 Day War will read the headline above and say “oh no another Israel-Iran […]

It’s Still a Bubble Number 24: Tariff Edition

As the world awaits with baited and soon to be over taxed breath the outcome of “Liberation Day” the circus known as the United States […]

Speculation Inflation

There are times in American history where inflation is a structurally obvious measure of monetary and price appreciation and the government logically reports the data […]

It’s a Bubble, Part 23: Peak Insanity has Arrived

Just when we all thought it was time to safely inspect and enjoy the Santa Claus rally and some rationality returning to the American economy […]

It’s Still a Bubble, Part 22: By 2029 We’ll be Praying for the Asteroid

No, seriously, we will. Or at least those that went to an online wagering market getting 10:1 odds that it will the earth. Just like […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Irrational Exuberance of Powell’s Kamalan Statement

The problem with the Federal Reserve is that sometimes the Chairman of the Fed can speak the truth without realizing what that individual said. For […]

05.23 Stock Market Roundup: The Good, The Bad, and The Put a Grocery Bag on That Ugly

There are some updates one can write that are straight off the cuff. Then the stories which require some mood music for the era in […]

Housing Revisited: Where in Cycle Again?

Instead of boring my readers with the usual plethora of charts, rants, foreclosure nightmares, and stories about the reality we are beginning to revisit from […]

MacroEdge Radio 6: The Rudy Havenstein Interview in Full

Good evening folks and despite every gremlin attempting to throw kinks into the first hour and the second, the MacroEdge Radio team managed to get […]

04.26 Bank Failure Friday Returns: Republic Bank Philadelphia, PA

The small and regional banks are in deep dire trouble and the Federal Reserve’s policies are not going to help as commercial real estate and […]