There isn’t much need for commentary as this chart via StockCharts.com says it all: For the record, early 2008 and 2022 did not end well […]
Tag: TRUMP
Hoovernomics and Tariffs Ride Again
I am squarely for a protective tariff. The proposals of our opponents would place our farmers and workers in competition with peasant and sweated labor […]
The Liver is Evil and Must Die: Tonight’s Presidential Speech Drinking Game
It’s been a while since America has had a chance to play and with the national past time on vacation more or less, it’s time […]
Beware the CPI Trap Door Tomorrow
In my nightly review of financial and social media trying to get some feeling for where the CPI print will come in tomorrow morning, I’ve […]
The Precious Metals Panic Continues
The headlines and stories continue to reflect the panic gold and silverbugs, at least the newbies, are feeling from the rapid rollover and decline in […]
The BLS Lyin Eyes CPI Strikes Again
You can’t hide your lyin’ eyesAnd your smile is a thin disguiseI thought by now you’d realizeThere ain’t no way to hide your lyin’ eye […]
Marigolds, LBJ, and Tehran
The number of Americans who have a clue about this title probably is under 100 out of 350 million. What the hell does a common […]
Just a Quick Quarter End Note
As the financial media got all excited about the alleged news that Iran is ready to end the war (Hint: they aren’t) and the algorithms […]
President TACO Folds Like a Swiss Army Knife
Despite the insane market action today, yours truly really wanted to write about the precious metals markets for my audience tonight. Alas, world events and […]
Precious Metals Send a Warning to the World
Tonight is one of those rare occasions when just discussing the price action in gold, silver, and even platinum can not do justice to what […]
01.11.26 Trump Launches Criminal Investigation of Federal Reserve
Just when one thinks that this year was going to calm down compared to the tariff insanity and bizarre economic policies of 2025, the Trump […]
Third Day of 2026, Two Predictions Nailed
This humble author doesn’t want to make his readers tremble in anticipation or fear, but 2026 has started out pretty much as I sort of […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Iran Edition
From Currency Wars by Jim Rickards, the Afterword: In 2012, we saw the rise of actual warfare with currencies as the weapon. Here we refer […]
JohnGaltFLA’s 2026 Drunken Predictions
Now that a review of the year that was is over, Christmas has passed, and my arteries being freed of Christmas ham with quality spirits, […]
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 […]