Robert Armstrong
@robarrmstrong.bsky.social
US Financial Commentator, Financial Times
Opinions mine, unfortunately. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work.
Opinions mine, unfortunately. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work.
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I welcome this new regime of disciplining economists who do demostrably terrible work
February 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I welcome this new regime of disciplining economists who do demostrably terrible work
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"The Apostle" was a great movie
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"The Apostle" was a great movie
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Whatever you may have read in the LAMESTREAM media, inflation DID NOT cool in January. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Whatever you may have read in the LAMESTREAM media, inflation DID NOT cool in January. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Unhedged chart of the week: the very vertical Beveridge curve -- can it last? @hakyungkim.bsky.social
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February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Unhedged chart of the week: the very vertical Beveridge curve -- can it last? @hakyungkim.bsky.social
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The biggest story in stock markets in the past 15 or 20 yrs has been “software eating the world...It strikes me as possible that the biggest market story in the next 15 or 20 yrs will be “software eating itself” - @robarmstrong.bsky.social here on the big market sell off www.ft.com/content/d5fb...
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
The biggest story in stock markets in the past 15 or 20 yrs has been “software eating the world...It strikes me as possible that the biggest market story in the next 15 or 20 yrs will be “software eating itself” - @robarmstrong.bsky.social here on the big market sell off www.ft.com/content/d5fb...
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Bitcoin trading right around 66666 today and still you nitwits won't take the hint
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Bitcoin trading right around 66666 today and still you nitwits won't take the hint
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If you look at private employment only, and exclude health care, you can see how un-dynamic the job market has been since mid-2024. But you can also see a clear upward trend since October.
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
If you look at private employment only, and exclude health care, you can see how un-dynamic the job market has been since mid-2024. But you can also see a clear upward trend since October.
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Good recent report from Barclays yesterday taking apart the very wrong K-Shaped economy narrative. US consumption HAS NOT become more unequal or skewed toward the rich lately. Everyone please stop talking about this.
February 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Good recent report from Barclays yesterday taking apart the very wrong K-Shaped economy narrative. US consumption HAS NOT become more unequal or skewed toward the rich lately. Everyone please stop talking about this.
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Is that a lot? It sounds like a lot
STRATEGY REPORTS $17 BILLION IN OPERATING LOSSES
February 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Is that a lot? It sounds like a lot
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"The math" had nothing to say about bitcoin on the way up, and it still has nothing to say on the way down. There is no math, there are no fundamentals. All the technical talk is circular bullshit.
Have fun staying poor, or rich, or someplace in between, as determined by nothing in particular.
Have fun staying poor, or rich, or someplace in between, as determined by nothing in particular.
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
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February 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"The math" had nothing to say about bitcoin on the way up, and it still has nothing to say on the way down. There is no math, there are no fundamentals. All the technical talk is circular bullshit.
Have fun staying poor, or rich, or someplace in between, as determined by nothing in particular.
Have fun staying poor, or rich, or someplace in between, as determined by nothing in particular.