Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’
U.S. Federal Reserve officials voted Wednesday to keep monetary conditions at historically loose levels while waiting for the economy to heal. Chairman Jerome Powell said […]
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Federal Reserve Holds Rates, Asset Purchases Steady as Economic Activity Moderates
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue its $120 billion-a-month bond-buying program. “The pace of the […]
How Bitcoiners Should Watch the US Federal Reserve Meeting on Wednesday
It’s the debate the Federal Reserve isn’t ready to have yet: How to keep inflation from spiraling out of control once the economy opens back […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Money Printer
Jill Carlson, a CoinDesk columnist, is co-founder of the Open Money Initiative, a non-profit research organization working to guarantee the right to a free and […]
Bitcoin in Rangebound Trading as Equity Markets Fail to See Stimulus Boost
View Wednesday’s indecisive “spinning top” candle has neutralized the short-term bullish view. The cryptocurrency remains at the mercy of the sentiment in the traditional markets […]
US Stimulus Plan Is Steadying Global Markets While Crypto Takes a Dip
The $2 trillion stimulus deal in the U.S. wasn’t enough to keep many cryptocurrencies from taking a dip Wednesday. Bitcoin (BTC) was down a more […]
Why the U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose the Monetary System’s Flaws
As the crypto community digests a new wave of government intervention and stimulus, Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson join for a discussion. CoinDesk Chief Content […]
Bitcoin and Gold: Evaluating Hard-Cap Currencies in Times of Financial Crisis
How would a bitcoin economy react to coronavirus? For now, we don’t know. However, we can turn to a proxy for insight: gold. Bitcoin’s “digital […]
Investors Look to Gold, Crypto After Fed Goes on QE Buying Spree
Gold is up Monday and so are most cryptocurrencies, seemingly buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s drastic quantitative easing action to thwart the coronavirus’ effects […]
Unlimited QE and Why Markets Can’t Price In COVID-19
The market reacts as the U.S. Federal Reserve announced effectively unlimited capital injections including a new array of direct asset purchase tools. Last October, Ikigai […]