Pierre Andurand on What Europe Needs to Do This Winter
Europe is facing an energy crisis and there are some dire predictions about how it will deal with the upcoming winter, when demand for electricity and heating oil are expected to surge. But commoditie...
26 Sep 202250min
Former CFTC Chair on How to Regulate Stablecoins Without Passing Any New Laws
Stablecoin regulation has become a hot topic, and for very good reason. For one thing, it's an extremely fast growing space. Stablecoins are also a primary way that the crypto interacts with the banki...
22 Sep 202242min
The Ethereum Network Just Experienced a Monumental Development
For years, it's been on the Ethereum roadmap to transition its blockchain from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. Well, it's finally happened. This means that there are no more "miners" validating block...
19 Sep 20221h
Senator Pat Toomey on the Bad State of Crypto Regulation
Cryptocurrencies often don't fit neatly into traditional asset buckets. They're not exactly currencies. They're not exactly commodities. And while many share commonalities with stocks, there are diffe...
15 Sep 202236min
Zoltan Pozsar and Perry Mehrling Debate Bretton Woods 3.0
Credit Suisse strategist Zoltan Pozsar has found a new level of fame over the last year, arguing that we're witnessing the birth of a new currency regime that he calls "Bretton Woods 3.0". In this new...
11 Sep 20221h 12min
Ezra Klein on the Future of Supply-Side Liberalism
To the surprise of many people, the Biden administration has notched some significant economic policy wins this year. The CHIPS Act represents a major piece of industrial policy aimed at bolstering th...
8 Sep 202249min
Just How Bad Is the Economy Getting in China?
In the wake of the Great Financial Crisis, China arguably led the world out of the downturn. Its gigantic fiscal stimulus not only boosted domestic growth, it also created an incredible amount of dema...
5 Sep 202246min
Neel Kashkari on the Fed's Commitment to Defeating Inflation
At Jackson Hole, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a hawkish speech intended to leave no ambiguity about the Fed's commitment to defeating inflation. But what does that mean in practice? How ag...
31 Aug 202256min
