Robert Armstrong
@robarmstrong.bsky.social
US Financial Commentator, Financial Times. Opinions mine, unfortunately. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work.
@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.
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.
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Six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Five Lines http://www.moma.org/collection/works/147072
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Five Lines http://www.moma.org/collection/works/147072
Todd Snider - DB Cooper
YouTube video by Boulder House Concert
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
TRUMP AND MAMDANI SITTIN' IN A TREE
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
TRUMP AND MAMDANI SITTIN' IN A TREE
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
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🫧👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼 🫧
me and the very handsome @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-constructive feedback on our personal appearance
-bubble bubble pop?
-Pissing areas in swimming pools
-handbags as an asset class
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me and the very handsome @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-constructive feedback on our personal appearance
-bubble bubble pop?
-Pissing areas in swimming pools
-handbags as an asset class
open.spotify.com/episode/5trY...
Nvidia's crazy day
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November 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🫧👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼 🫧
me and the very handsome @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-constructive feedback on our personal appearance
-bubble bubble pop?
-Pissing areas in swimming pools
-handbags as an asset class
open.spotify.com/episode/5trY...
me and the very handsome @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-constructive feedback on our personal appearance
-bubble bubble pop?
-Pissing areas in swimming pools
-handbags as an asset class
open.spotify.com/episode/5trY...
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I'm not saying the @robarmstrong.bsky.social face reveal caused the market crash, but I'm also not not saying it.
The artwork for the pod now has our faces on it, which prompted someone to text me this morning to say this has punctured his assumption that @robarmstrong.bsky.social looks like John Hamm (pictured right)
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I'm not saying the @robarmstrong.bsky.social face reveal caused the market crash, but I'm also not not saying it.
"It can't be a gold rush -- look at all these picks and shovels I'm selling!"
US technology stocks surged on Thursday after Nvidia reported better than expected chip sales, reassuring investors on AI demand amid growing concerns of a bubble. on.ft.com/4p20NzC
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"It can't be a gold rush -- look at all these picks and shovels I'm selling!"
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Blue Green from Series of Ten Lithographs http://www.moma.org/collection/works/67222
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Blue Green from Series of Ten Lithographs http://www.moma.org/collection/works/67222
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The Internet is entirely down. Well, not entirely. One small village holds out.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Internet is entirely down. Well, not entirely. One small village holds out.
Criminalise Christmans advertisements before Thanksgiving.
We dont have to live like this.
We dont have to live like this.
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Criminalise Christmans advertisements before Thanksgiving.
We dont have to live like this.
We dont have to live like this.
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From @robarmstrong.bsky.social 's Unhedged newsletter, there are places to go in collapsing bubble, history suggests
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
From @robarmstrong.bsky.social 's Unhedged newsletter, there are places to go in collapsing bubble, history suggests
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Yellow and Blue http://www.moma.org/collection/works/109755
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Yellow and Blue http://www.moma.org/collection/works/109755
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on.ft.com/4nWiG1G A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
He was golden-haired, a “really happy” baby. “He was gorgeous. I absolutely doted on him, I loved being a mum.”
He was golden-haired, a “really happy” baby. “He was gorgeous. I absolutely doted on him, I loved being a mum.”
A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
[FREE TO READ] What happens when the person you gave life to, wants to take yours
on.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
on.ft.com/4nWiG1G A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
He was golden-haired, a “really happy” baby. “He was gorgeous. I absolutely doted on him, I loved being a mum.”
He was golden-haired, a “really happy” baby. “He was gorgeous. I absolutely doted on him, I loved being a mum.”
Arsonist calls fire department.
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Arsonist calls fire department.
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👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on
-why is everyone banging on about K shapes?
-does the K thing even make sense?
-DIY dishwasher tablets, part 2
-Rob for president?
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me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on
-why is everyone banging on about K shapes?
-does the K thing even make sense?
-DIY dishwasher tablets, part 2
-Rob for president?
open.spotify.com/episode/77fM...
Is the K-shaped economy real?
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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on
-why is everyone banging on about K shapes?
-does the K thing even make sense?
-DIY dishwasher tablets, part 2
-Rob for president?
open.spotify.com/episode/77fM...
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on
-why is everyone banging on about K shapes?
-does the K thing even make sense?
-DIY dishwasher tablets, part 2
-Rob for president?
open.spotify.com/episode/77fM...
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!
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I enjoy the @katie0martin.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social double act. But maybe Katie's husband could be a guest on the show so he can tell us all about cooking-up dish washer tablets
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I enjoy the @katie0martin.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social double act. But maybe Katie's husband could be a guest on the show so he can tell us all about cooking-up dish washer tablets
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👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
Me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-DIY data
-DIY dishwasher tablets?
-being mean to Rob
-flying taxis
-people saying stupid stuff about the UK
open.spotify.com/episode/1fR4...
Me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-DIY data
-DIY dishwasher tablets?
-being mean to Rob
-flying taxis
-people saying stupid stuff about the UK
open.spotify.com/episode/1fR4...
DIY data
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November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
👂🏼 POD TIME 👂🏼
Me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-DIY data
-DIY dishwasher tablets?
-being mean to Rob
-flying taxis
-people saying stupid stuff about the UK
open.spotify.com/episode/1fR4...
Me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-DIY data
-DIY dishwasher tablets?
-being mean to Rob
-flying taxis
-people saying stupid stuff about the UK
open.spotify.com/episode/1fR4...
Forty-year average cpi food inflation is 3%; the level in September was 3.1%. That's not the salient point, though: food inflation has been steadily accelerating since Trump took office. In September 2024, it was at 2.3%. Food inflation is lower than under Biden, but it trending the wrong way.
Q: Food prices are still going up. Grocery prices are still going up. How do you respond?
MIKE JOHNSON: All of the economist have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built in to grocery prices.
MIKE JOHNSON: All of the economist have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built in to grocery prices.
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Forty-year average cpi food inflation is 3%; the level in September was 3.1%. That's not the salient point, though: food inflation has been steadily accelerating since Trump took office. In September 2024, it was at 2.3%. Food inflation is lower than under Biden, but it trending the wrong way.
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.
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I was worried the MY deal looked pretty onerous, but they seem confident they can..
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I was worried the MY deal looked pretty onerous, but they seem confident they can..
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This 30 min podcast on the economics of populism with Martin Wolf and @robarmstrong.bsky.social is seriously smart and worth a listen
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Martin Wolf on the economics of populism
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November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This 30 min podcast on the economics of populism with Martin Wolf and @robarmstrong.bsky.social is seriously smart and worth a listen
open.spotify.com/episode/679f...
open.spotify.com/episode/679f...
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Trump’s trade war has unfolded as a series of threats, announcements, pauses, starts and deals, and the coining by the FT’s own @robarmstrong.bsky.social of the term “Taco” — Trump always chickens out. Even with all the changes, the de facto tariff rate is at its highest level in nearly a century.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump’s trade war has unfolded as a series of threats, announcements, pauses, starts and deals, and the coining by the FT’s own @robarmstrong.bsky.social of the term “Taco” — Trump always chickens out. Even with all the changes, the de facto tariff rate is at its highest level in nearly a century.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Great stuff from The City
Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...