Robert Armstrong
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US Financial Commentator, Financial Times. Opinions mine, unfortunately. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work.
It's suit and hiking boots weather
January 27, 2026 at 2:21 PM
It's suit and hiking boots weather
Regime change occurred in US stock markets back on October 29. The last are now first.
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Regime change occurred in US stock markets back on October 29. The last are now first.
The Fed and markets have a very serious problem
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January 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The Fed and markets have a very serious problem
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Also my new friend Amelia is just follwoing me becasue she shares my interest in the yield curve and stuff:
December 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Also my new friend Amelia is just follwoing me becasue she shares my interest in the yield curve and stuff:
except this guy, he is totally real:
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
except this guy, he is totally real:
A little story about the Treasury secretary, Frankling the Turtle, and Treasury prices
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December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A little story about the Treasury secretary, Frankling the Turtle, and Treasury prices
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Pauline Borsook in today's NYT:
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Pauline Borsook in today's NYT:
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It's been a weird year.
It's been a weird year.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@clarkelife.bsky.social bought this on the street near the FT's New York office.
It's been a weird year.
It's been a weird year.
Happy veteran's day. Too small to see in the picture below: my dad, who was aboard, and safe thanks to his follow sailors. Thanks vets!
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy veteran's day. Too small to see in the picture below: my dad, who was aboard, and safe thanks to his follow sailors. Thanks vets!
If the aministration's strategy on the econopmy is to lie about it, American's are going notice and get pissed off. People see food prices. Try something else.
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If the aministration's strategy on the econopmy is to lie about it, American's are going notice and get pissed off. People see food prices. Try something else.
In these polarized times, this is a landslide:
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In these polarized times, this is a landslide:
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Unhedged chart of the week: Gooooold
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October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Unhedged chart of the week: Gooooold
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Unhedged chart of the week:
Ex-US, value stocks are CRUSHING growth stocks!
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Ex-US, value stocks are CRUSHING growth stocks!
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October 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Unhedged chart of the week:
Ex-US, value stocks are CRUSHING growth stocks!
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Value, low beta, and equal weigh all at very long term realtive lows... time to bargain hunt?
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October 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Value, low beta, and equal weigh all at very long term realtive lows... time to bargain hunt?
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here's the arithmatic
October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
here's the arithmatic
Got to use the numbers on table 3 of the release (levels and change)
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Got to use the numbers on table 3 of the release (levels and change)
September 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Readers: my next several style columns in the FT will be about this porcupine. That is all.
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Readers: my next several style columns in the FT will be about this porcupine. That is all.
Spot the new guy
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Spot the new guy
Unhedged chart of the week; Pity the poor Fed
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September 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Unhedged chart of the week; Pity the poor Fed
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Top ten US companies by market cap
August 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Top ten US companies by market cap