An excerpt from the Regulus Q1 2025 Financial Astrology Forecast on February 1, 2025.
Transcript edited for print.
What’s interesting here is January 11th correlates very closely to the day when the Fed had its meeting. And the Fed—the hawkish Fed—paused rate cuts as expected, reigniting inflation fears. So the Fed removed a portion of the statement that said inflation has made progress toward the central bank’s 2% goal. They’re no longer saying that now.
They’re saying it without saying it—that inflation is a bit out of control. And they don’t seem to have the tools to deal with this. I mean, yeah, they can raise interest rates, but they’re in a position right now where they started lowering interest rates because we started seeing the commercial banking sector begin to implode. And we also saw the real estate market begin to overheat—the domestic real estate market. So they started lowering interest rates, and yet, at the same time, inflation continued to persist.
So inflation is the big problem.
Rate Cut Expectations and Currency Debasement
The Fed’s whole benchmark rate is 4.25% to 4.5%—that’s the target range. The rate cut expectations for 2025 are sliding lower, meaning the Fed is likely to be much more hawkish. This is very interesting because it’s showing that the economy is going through a transition. Now, inflation has more to do with other factors. It’s not because the economy is overheating like it was in 2006 to 2007. It has to do with the fact that we have what? Currency debasement.
We have to remember the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate. The central bank is charged with keeping prices stable and maintaining full employment—which is not an easy balancing act. The policies that keep prices stable and inflation in check—higher interest rates, tighter lending stances, etc.—those same policies also tend to slow the economy down and push unemployment higher.
Uranus Transit to the Fed’s Natal Sun
Now, what’s going on here from an astrological perspective? This is the chart I used—the Federal Reserve Operations chart—when the Fed first opened their doors and started promulgating policy. That was November 16, 1914, at 9 AM in Wall Street, New York. And you see transiting Uranus had just stationed, making a direct hit right on the Federal Reserve Operations natal Sun.
What we’re seeing here is that short-term interest rate traders appear to agree: inflation in the U.S. is becoming entrenched. The prediction markets are now down to only about two more Fed rate cuts priced this year—down from three in December.
Uranus and Unexpected Shifts in Fed Policy
Uranus is a planet of unexpected developments, unexpected reversals. We’re going from an expected dovish Fed to a hawkish Fed—very common with Uranus. Without a more visible shock to inflation, it’ll be harder to squeeze out too many more rate cuts from the rates curve. So that is a major issue right now.
They’re caught between a rock and a hard place. They need to go hawkish, but at the same time, the level of debt is increasing. And the more hawkish they become, the more likely they’re going to push unemployment higher. Because the policies that tend to boost employment—like low interest rates and looser credit standards—those also tend to ignite inflation.
So they have this inflation problem.
Personal Astrology and Crisis Timing
One of the things I tell clients is, if you have Uranus hitting your Sun, your Midheaven, your Moon, etc, I always tell them that the crisis, whatever it is—and it’s hard to predict because of Uranus’ nature—is something you didn’t see coming. It’s not on your radar. You’re not consciously aware of it. But it is a problem. And it’s going to hit you the hardest when you least expect it, at the most inopportune moment.
So that’s my prediction on that. The Fed is going to do the very opposite thing it needs to do to fix the problem it does not see.
Housing Affordability and the Real Estate Crisis
We’re seeing housing affordability is somehow still getting worse. Home prices rose in December in all 50 of the most populous metropolitan areas—for the first time since May of 2022. That’s up from 19 metros in April 2023, and 41 metros in December 2023. So housing prices have gained 6% year over year—recording the largest gain in almost a year.
Now, we have interest rates back at nearly 7%—I think it was 6.9%. So, it’s nearly 7%. Interest rates have gone up. They lowered interest rates, but mortgage rates—the borrowing rates for a home—are at 7%. And yet, home prices continue to go up. So even with higher rates, home prices continue to rise due to a significant shortage in inventory.
We’re seeing this persistent inflation. It looks like what the Fed did to lower interest rates really hasn’t made a dent at all. And the real estate market and housing affordability is getting worse nationwide. This is also happening in Europe. And we know it’s happening in China, and throughout all of Japan and the rest of Asia.
Gold Surge and the Signal from the Economy
This is the reason gold is surging, right? Gold prices are surging to new all-time highs—$2,800 an ounce. Gold prices are now up 40% in 12 months, while the U.S. dollar and interest rates are up sharply. So the U.S. dollar continues to get stronger, interest rates are up sharply—and this has never happened in history.
The bottom line is, gold is telling us something. And it’s telling us something is really wrong with the economy—not so much with the markets, but with the economy.
Currency Debasement and the Wealth Illusion
And one of the things it’s telling us is that currency debasement is the real issue. If the money supply is expanding by 8% to 10% annually, and the S&P 500 delivers an annualized return of around 9% a year, you’re essentially just keeping pace with inflationary pressures. You’re not building true wealth.
Real wealth isn’t about breaking even. It’s about consistently outpacing the rate at which the currency is being debased. And that debasement accelerated and intensified because of the policies and emergency measures that were implemented during the 2008–2009 global financial crisis.
The Debt Spiral and Perpetual Interest Payments
So what they decided to do is make the dollar, the world reserve currency, the liability. And the debt, the asset. They decided to bail out the debt and to renew every two to three years. They would renew payments on the debt, meaning you never pay down the debt. You just basically pay the interest on the debt.
To achieve real wealth, you must invest in assets and strategies that grow faster than the money printer. And this is why gold is spiking. It’s showing currency debasement continues to accelerate.
And the reason I bring up housing affordability is the fact that around 25% of the U.S. economy—and 35% of China’s economy—has to do with real estate, with housing. And when you see housing affordability still getting worse, it indicates something is wrong at a deeper level. And this is something the Fed is not seeing.
The North Node in Pisces and What Comes Next
We now have the North Node in Pisces. And we know when it goes into Pisces, we’re in this transition period. And we see transiting Uranus stationing right on the Federal Reserve Operations natal Sun.
We know that unless there’s some shock to inflation—something that brings it down—it’s going to be harder for them to justify lowering interest rates. And that’s something they’re being pressured to do. But at the same time, they’ve got this inflation monster that’s growing, accelerating, and intensifying.
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