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Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told participants at the Bay Area Council Business Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Tuesday that the economy will never be the same after Covid-19.…
Continue ReadingIn 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve has injected an enormous amount of U.S. dollars to special interests in the banking sector in order to combat the economic effects stemming from…
Continue ReadingWhile American citizens wait for bureaucrats to pass a new coronavirus relief package, the Federal Reserve has continued to serve corporate interests and the banking cartel. Behind the curtains from…
Continue ReadingOn Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report on crypto assets like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and global stablecoins (GSCs). Moreover, the IMF also hosted a virtual…
Continue ReadingCentral bankers continued to evaluate the merits, or lack thereof, of a digital currency (CBDC), explaining that digital innovation has its benefits but policy considerations abound during a panel discussion…
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, the road to economic recovery is far from over and the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled the tragedy. During his speech at the…
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin price popped above $11,000 just as the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell started delivering his speech after finishing their two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Powell’s office boosted…
Continue ReadingIn mid-August the U.S. stock market defied odds and mainstream media claimed after the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index touched new heights on August 18, it ‘officially’ ended the “shortest…
Continue ReadingOne of the best-known macro analysts breaks down last week’s Jerome Powell speech and whether it truly represents a new policy era for the Federal Reserve. Our main conversation is…
Continue ReadingFrances Coppola, a CoinDesk columnist, is a freelance writer and speaker on banking, finance and economics. Her book “The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing” explains how modern money creation and…
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, 17 top Federal Reserve officials explained that the committee plans to let inflation run hotter than usual, or above the benchmark 2% rate for a duration of time.…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not raise many eyebrows Thursday morning when he announced the U.S. central bank would encourage some periods of inflation above its 2% target in…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s rally lost power after a speech by the Federal Reserve chief; Ethereum gas usage hits another record. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $11,251 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET).…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent? Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke Thursday at the annual Jackson Hole conference…
Continue ReadingThis morning, just as the Fed’s Jerome Powell began his speech, Bitcoin started pumping in a fast-moving short squeeze, driven by inflation narrative. However, the move just as quickly reversed,…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingMarket Moves As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to speak Thursday at the U.S. central bank’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming, the occasion offers a glimpse of just how dramatically…
Continue ReadingCoinDesk’s First Mover Editor, Bradley Keoun, has already laid out the implications for the crypto space – you can read his article here. We’ll be updating live through the event,…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to announce new measures to control inflation at his annual speech on the U.S. central bank’s policy approach during the Jackson Hole symposium…
Continue ReadingA speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell scheduled for Thursday offers a reminder of just how dramatically once-slow-moving monetary forces have accelerated due to the devastating economic toll of…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. central bank has been working on creating a digital dollar, according to a recently published transcript from Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. On Thursday, she told participants…
Continue ReadingCentral banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June,…
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