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 […]

The Specter of Personal Gold Ownership

To say this has been one hell of a week in the markets so far is an understatement. I do not recall which of the […]

Are the Markets Approaching a Penn Central Moment?

“It is evident that the country cannot continue to advance prices and wages, to curtail production, to expand credits, and to attempt to enrich itself […]

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? […]

12/18 FOMC Results: The Great Stagflation of 2025 has Begun

The majority of financial media is in need of two paddles and a shock to their chests as the “bull market forever” and end of […]

12/18 FOMC Preview: A Hawkish 1980 Rate Cut

Here we go again boys and girls. It’s that time where our monetary overlords step down from the mountaintops and bequeath upon us their rulings […]

America’s 80/20 Recession

The “Pareto Principle” or 80/20 Rule is a well established theory which can be applied many obvious sciences, or as in the case of economics, […]

The Untested Equities

There is an ongoing theory that Wall Street and it’s financial media lapdogs promote every time a major bull market rolls around: “It’s different this […]

It’s Never a Crisis Until Yesterday

Today the bond market resumed its violent move with higher yields which shocked the world after President Donald Trump’s resounding victory. So why is this […]

The Election is Over, so What’s Next?

The resounding victory of President Donald Trump over Vice-President Kamala Harris has opened up the biggest economic question of the modern era: Now what? The […]

US 10 Year Treasury Trades Like a MemeCoin

This is not a sign of a stable US Government bond market boys and girls. Other than badly named cryptocurrencies that trade wide and loose, […]

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 […]

What the Fed Really Said Today

I could easily sum up the press conference and statement with a music video: Unfortunately for those who think the Federal Reserve actually has a […]

A Week of Market Instability Begins Tomorrow

There are periods where one can recall certain periods in market history and understand why events overwhelmed the economic group think. This past Thursday one […]