Three weeks ago, we talked about the “central bank digital currency” (CBDC) concept and what it means in the context of a broader movement defined by “decentralization.”
Raoul Pal made some...
By Juan M. Villaverde On October 16, 202003:29 PM Eastern
The seven-day trading week that concluded Thursday was mostly quiet, as has been the case for the last four weeks or so.
What’s more, we continue to see mounting evidence of an important turning...
This number comes from a popular indicator called S2F, or stock-to-flow analysis, which is based on a very common-sense idea: The scarcer a commodity is, the more valuable it becomes.
Gold, for...
By Jessica Borg On October 12, 202012:49 PM Eastern
Near-zero interest rates are likely here to stay ... and so is this new era of money-printing that we’re entering into.
In this special three-minute video segment, Juan Villaverde, editor of the...
By Juan M. Villaverde On October 9, 202003:42 PM Eastern
We won’t be talking about a record-setting rally today. In fact, most crypto assets remain well within the trading range that’s bound them since early September.
But the action over the...
When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and printed a mountain of money in response to the 2008 global financial crisis, they said these steps were only a temporary emergency measure.
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In the very short term, President Trump’s health is going to drive markets.
Right now, it’s “risk on” all over the place, old-school financial assets and new-school crypto assets alike, as the...
By Juan M. Villaverde On October 2, 202003:32 PM Eastern
In terms of price action, things have actually been rather dull in the crypto space, with most assets trading in narrow ranges over the seven days through Thursday, even into Friday.
That...
At the Federal Reserve’s recent summit in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Chairman Jerome Powell made a rather alarming announcement. He officially scrapped the Fed's decades-long inflation target...
“CBDC” stands for “central bank digital currency.” It’s an attempt — by the European Central Bank (ECB), most prominently lately — to project past glory into the future.
Sure, a CBDC supported...