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Podcasts

Everything You Need to Know About Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech

The Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent?

People  ·  27 August 2020
Podcasts

An Unintended Consequence of Low Interest Rates? The Big Get Bigger

As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation.

People  ·  25 August 2020
Podcasts

Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?

When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily.

People  ·  23 August 2020
Podcasts

People Aren’t Buying the ‘Great American Recovery’ Narrative

Despite the stock market returning to all-time highs, many can’t shake the feeling that all is not well in the economy.

People  ·  22 August 2020
Podcasts

Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy’s Eight-Body Problem

From the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible.

People  ·  21 August 2020
Podcasts

The Most Pro-Bitcoin Politicians in the US

Whether fighting for reduced taxes for staking or regulatory sandboxes for tokens, these politicians break the mold when it comes to digital assets.

People  ·  20 August 2020
Podcasts

S&P5 vs. S&P 500: The Real Story of the Stock Market Recovery

The S&P 500 has recovered to hit new all-time highs but how real is it, and how are leading finance minds interpreting the recovery?

People  ·  19 August 2020
Inflation

What’s Actually Happening With Inflation Right Now

The numbers are all over the place and the narratives are even more complicated, so what’s the real story with inflation?

People  ·  17 August 2020
Bitcoin

Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?

After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams, maybe we should remind ourselves of the right-here-at-home benefits bitcoin brings.

People  ·  16 August 2020
bull market

Here Comes the Most Bizarre Bull Market Yet

Social unrest on the one hand, “Degen Finance” on the other. Strap in for a very weird bull run.

People  ·  15 August 2020
Apple

Fortnite vs. Apple and Google Is the Internet’s First ‘World War’

What’s truly at stake in Epic Games' battle with Apple and Google is the power to shape and profit from the future of digital experiences.

People  ·  14 August 2020
Ethereum

#SupplyGate and the Battle to Frame Crypto’s Next Bull Run

Why the ether supply dust-up was about much more than the supply of ether.

People  ·  12 August 2020
China

The Latest on the Global Economy’s Most Contentious Relationship

China and the U.S. trade high-profile sanctions, but the real impact is showing up in banks and on the Hong Kong stock market.

People  ·  10 August 2020
Markets

How the Purpose of Public Markets Has Changed

Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello.

People  ·  9 August 2020
bull market

The Mounting Evidence of a New Bitcoin Bull Market

From positive price indicators to a new all time high in smallholder addresses, this is the evidence a new bull run might be starting.

People  ·  8 August 2020