How Stablecoins Became a Powerful Force in Crypto
In theory, what gets people most excited about crypto is lines going straight up. But one of the biggest successes in crypto is the rise of stablecoins. Basically, stablecoins allow people to hold dol...
22 Aug 202258min
This Is What Actually Determines the Price of A Gallon of Gas
Gas prices are central to everything these days. Biden's approval rating seems to move inverse with the price of gasoline. The entire market started rallying after gasoline prices started moving lower...
19 Aug 202234min
This Is the Case for Building a More Robust Power Grid
Thanks to surging energy costs and extreme weather events, there's a greater urgency to decarbonize the electricity grid. However, it's not enough just to add more solar panels, or wind turbines or ev...
18 Aug 202250min
Just How Bad Will the Energy Crisis Be in Europe This Winter?
As everyone knows, electricity prices in Europe have soared, due to a combination of factors, most prominently Russia's war in Ukraine and the curtailing of natural gas supplies. But how bad is it goi...
15 Aug 202258min
Pimco's Dan Ivascyn on the State of Markets Right Now
Markets have staged an impressive bounce since the middle of June. Stocks are way up. Credit spreads have come in. Mortgage rates have tightened again. And long rates have mellowed out. So is the coas...
11 Aug 202246min
Jan Hatzius on the Narrow Path to Avoid a Hard Landing
The multi-trillion dollar question for the US economy is “Can inflation drop to the Federal Reserve’s target without a substantial jump in the unemployment rate?” Everything is riding on this, as it i...
8 Aug 202259min
Anna Stansbury on How to Boost Worker Bargaining Power
Labor markets are considered to be "tight" right now, but wage growth continues to lag inflation. For decades, in fact, we've seen a steady decline in worker bargaining power, or labor's share of tota...
4 Aug 202249min
Benn Eifert On The Mania That Was Even Bigger Than Meme Stocks
When people think about the market mania we recently experienced, the most glaring thing that comes to mind is the meme stocks. In early 2021, the huge moves in names like AMC and GameStop exemplified...
1 Aug 202253min
