Carmichael: There's upside for Canada in Trump's attack on the Fed - The Logic
The U.S. president's penchant for self-harm offers opportunity for stable democracies—if their leaders don't waste it| The Logic
The U.S. president's penchant for self-harm offers opportunity for stable democracies—if their leaders don't waste it| The Logic
President Trump has made no secret of his dislike for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, repeatedly using sharp, disparaging nicknames such as “Mr. Too Late,” “Numbskull,” and “Knucklehead,” and even branding him “grossly incompetent.” His irritation stems from the Fed’s refusal to heed his calls for US interest rates to be cut to euro-area levels. Yet Trump overlooks a crucial point: US rates have long been higher than those in the euro area because of fundamentally diffe...| Rangvid’s Blog
It sure seems like world renowned investor Paul Tudor Jones (PTJ) was pitching the exact product the smart folks over at ReturnStacked ETFs launched. PTJ is known for calling the 1987 market crash, and generally having big opinions on big market moves over the years. He was mostly right (gold and bitcoin) last November, while somewhat wrong (or maybe just early) saying Commodities were underpriced. (see our old post here). And now he’s adding equities to the mix, telling Bloomberg in ...| RCM Alternatives
The Coinbase One Card offers holders 2–4% back in Bitcoin on their purchases, depending on the amount of assets they hold on Coinbase.| Bitcoin News
PNC Bank's venture into digital assets comes as retail and institutional demand is increasing, following better regulatory clarity in the U.S.| Bitcoin News
Jamie Dimon reignites Bitcoin debate, showing his skepticism towards the scarce digital asset, even in the face of the current bull market.| Bitcoin News
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been a critic of Bitcoin for a long time, and the bank has been blocking users from buying digital assets.| Bitcoin News
JPMorgan's CEO is still reluctance to embrace the digital assets market, but the bank appears to view the opportunity as too compelling to ignore.| Bitcoin News
Standard Chartered launches bitcoin custody in UAE, offering secure storage solutions after approval from the DFSA.| Bitcoin News
Anyone who reads financial headlines knows that gold prices have soared in the past year. Why? Gold has historically been a relatively stable store of value, and that role seems to be returning aft…| Economist Writing Every Day
Monetary policy is a primary lever for stimulating consumption and economic growth. However, when central banks hit their limits—whether it’s the lower bound on interest rates, political constraints, or other barriers—fiscal policy must often assume a greater role. But how much fiscal stimulus is needed to offset reduced monetary accommodation? In new research (link), co-authors […]| Rangvid’s Blog
My new book is out! In the book, How Low Interest Rates Change the World, I argue that forty years of declining interest rates from 1980 to 2020 fundamentally reshaped the world, and I speculate on what may lie ahead.| Rangvid’s Blog
(Mises)—Why is the price of gold rising if the global economy is not in recession and inflation is allegedly under| Our Gold Guy
By Corey Lynn and The Sharp Edge The question isn’t whether Visa and Mastercard are at the forefront of the Digital ID control system, the question is whether Visa, Mastercard and central banks will be able to pull it off without the implementation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). A...| coreysdigs.com
The White Swan of a US debt spiral is perhaps more alarming than the black swans whch no one sees coming. This is a scary but math-based reality.| Signals Matter
Throughout 2023, the yields on Italian 10-year Treasury Bonds have been trading at above 4%. Only last summer, they were 0.6%. When they began approaching 4% last December, the financial markets th…| I-System Trend Following
The central banking cartel has overseen the greatest hustle in human history. The curtain is about to be pulled back on its consequences.| Hustle Escape
This paper is unlike any research we’ve shared in the past. Within we dive into the circumstantial evidence surrounding the “weird” behavior many investors believe markets are exhibiting. We tackle narratives such as the impact of central bank intervention, the growing scale of passive / indexed investing, and asymmetric liquidity provisioning. Spoiler: Individually, the evidence […]| Flirting with Models
