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Financial Postmodernism and the Great Inflation Debate
1.9.2020
This Best of The Breakdown August 2020 edition features commentary from Hugh Hendry, Preston Pysh and Adam Tooze
US Stock Market Cap-to-GDP Ratio Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dot-Com Bubble High
31.8.2020
The booming stock market is driven by perception of the Federal Reserve’s commitment to high prices and growing individual trading, but how sustainable is it?
The Case for $500,000 Bitcoin
30.8.2020
The Winklevoss brothers make an argument that, in the long run, bitcoin is the only good safe haven
The End of an Era? Why Bitcoin and MMT Won the Week
29.8.2020
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tried to make it seem like the end of an era, but didn’t inspire confidence in the central bank’s ability to lead in the era that comes next
The Anxiety Index: 4 Fear Factors Shaping the Economy
28.8.2020
From COVID-19 relapses to election insecurity, these factors drive defensiveness up and demand down
Everything You Need to Know About Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
27.8.2020
The Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent?
The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes
26.8.2020
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO Ruben Galindo
An Unintended Consequence of Low Interest Rates? The Big Get Bigger
25.8.2020
As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation
How Much Should We Fear Post-Crisis Debt or Inflation? Feat. Adam Tooze
24.8.2020
An economic historian and one of Foreign Policy’s “Top Global Thinkers of the Decade” discusses post-COVID-19 global economics and politics
Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?
23.8.2020
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily
People Aren’t Buying the ‘Great American Recovery’ Narrative
22.8.2020
Despite the stock market returning to all-time highs, many can’t shake the feeling that all is not well in the economy
Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy’s Eight-Body Problem
21.8.2020
From the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible
The Most Pro-Bitcoin Politicians in the US
20.8.2020
Whether fighting for reduced taxes for staking or regulatory sandboxes for tokens, these politicians break the mold when it comes to digital assets
S&P5 vs. S&P 500: The Real Story of the Stock Market Recovery
19.8.2020
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?
How Excess Capital and Low Interest Rates Reshaped Silicon Valley, Feat. Chris McCann
18.8.2020
A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene
What’s Actually Happening With Inflation Right Now
17.8.2020
The numbers are all over the place and the narratives are even more complicated, so what’s the real story with inflation?
Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?
16.8.2020
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
Here Comes the Most Bizarre Bull Market Yet
15.8.2020
Social unrest on the one hand, “Degen Finance” on the other. Strap in for a very weird bull run
Fortnite vs. Apple and Google Is the Internet’s First ‘World War’
14.8.2020
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
Bitcoin.com Wallet Reveals USDT Support – Users Can Swap and Store SLP-Based Tether
13.8.2020
During the first week of July, Bitcoin.com’s Wallet added a number of new features including a portfolio breakdown and honestcoin (USDH) swapping abilities. With the latest update this week, Bitcoin.com Wallet users can now store the SLP-based stablecoin tether (USDT) in their wallets...