Markets Have Their Own March Madness
The Federal Reserve was already staring down an inflation problem well before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine. One month into the war, there’s no clear end in sight. A...
25 Mar 202234min
A Hawkish Fed Eyes Inflation (and Not Much Else)
In another sign energy is now a second front in the Eastern European war, President Vladimir Putin has said he wants “unfriendly countries” to pay for Russian oil and gas in rubles. Putin’s move follo...
24 Mar 202238min
The Fed's Hawkish Tone Hits the Bond Market Hard
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday, “Inflation is much too high,” noting that the Fed would continue to raise interest rates until inflation is under control. And St. Louis Fed Preside...
23 Mar 202242min
As Gas Spirals, Can Europe Divorce Russia?
We’re nearly one month into Russia’s war against Ukraine. Officials from Moscow and Kyiv have met intermittently for peace talks that have so far failed to bring a cessation of hostilities. Geopolitic...
22 Mar 202241min
Adapt and Overcome
Brian Estes’ unwavering passion for Bitcoin is fueled by a much deeper motive that will change the way you think about the entire crypto space. In this discussion with fellow Bitcoin advocate Mark Yus...
20 Mar 202210min
Meme Commodities, Central Banks & Crypto
Kyla Scanlon is a US-based independent content creator and curator with an expanding social media profile built on both short- and long-form TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube videos as well as extensive ...
19 Mar 202242min
Do You Believe the Stock Market or the Bond Market?
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Jim Bullard was the only member of the Federal Open Market Committee to dissent from the decision to hike interest rates by 25 basis points. Bullard wanted 50 basis...
19 Mar 202240min
A Hawkish Fed Moves Against Inflation
The Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening cycle is underway, with yesterday’s 25-basis-point increase to the fed funds target range the first of what’s now forecast to be a total of seven such moves i...
17 Mar 202236min
