Retail Meets the Rising Sun and Trump Tweets(Again)

For over one year of excessive exuberance the financial media has proclaimed that retail has finally surpassed financial managers in guessing how and what to […]

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 […]

Assclownery

For all of my readers and friends, since the election last year, I promised to call balls and strikes. I am a Thomas Massie, Ron […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s Still a Bubble Part 21: Insanity Reigns Supreme

Apparently Jay Powell misunderstood the phrase “irrational exuberance” because instead of extinguishing it by announcing a 50 basis point increase, the Fed went full on […]

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 […]

WARNING: Instability Creates Instability

Several decades ago, an old hand warned me when I was much younger about the dangers of wishing for an unstable nation or economy that […]

One Can Not Despise The American Media Enough

Nothing but screenshots, as they speak volumes as to how we got where America is this morning. The propaganda is almost Soviet in its quality. […]

Publix is Making Me Watch the Debate Tonight

Damn you Publix and your BOGOs 6 packs of my favorite beer! I really didn’t want to watch this fiasco of two old men arguing […]

Just When I Thought the Presidential Election Could not Get any More Absurd: Trump Goes Full Metal Biden

I’m a political agnostic. When I was in college I hung out with the Keynes crowd and leftist nutjobs. After my first 1040 filing in […]

The Happening: How Trump’s Quick Primary Victory Doomed the GOP

Way, way, way back in history I issued a warning about the former President, Donald Trump, and his quick victory over Florida Governor Ron Desantis: […]