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Bitcoin’s Fate Hangs On Fed’s Interest Rate Decision: More Pain Ahead?

Bitcoin’s Fate Hangs On Fed’s Interest Rate Decision: More Pain Ahead?

Image Source: Unsplash Federal Reserve officials, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, emphasized on Wednesday, April 3, the necessity for further deliberation before enacting any interest rate reductions. Although there has been speculation among financial analysts about potential rate cuts by June 2024, uncertainty still surrounds this timeline. Consequently, assets perceived as riskier, such as Bitcoin and […]
Fed’s Rate Decision: A Market Earthquake Ahead?

Fed’s Rate Decision: A Market Earthquake Ahead?

Image Source: Pixabay In this episode of Wealthion, host Andrew Brill sits down with the insightful Bret Kenwell, an Equities and Options Analyst from eToro. They’ll dissect what happened in the markets from the start of 2024 to Q2.With the market’s jittery response to interest rate speculations and inflation worries, Kenwell offers unparalleled insights on navigating […]
Polish Central Bank Keeps Rates On Hold; Governor Likely To Stay Hawkish

Polish Central Bank Keeps Rates On Hold; Governor Likely To Stay Hawkish

Poland’s CPI continues to surprise on the downside, but mainly due to the unwinding of supply shocks. During the central bank’s monthly press conference, the governor is expected to focus on the mid-term inflation risk, which is largely beyond the control of monetary policy. We see unchanged rates until the end of 2024.Image source: Pixabay The April policy decision was hardly […]
We’re On A Trajectory For Crisis

We’re On A Trajectory For Crisis

Image Source: Pexels The Federal Reserve is one of, if not the most, significant institutions in the world given the global impact of its policy decisions.It influences the price of nearly everything, as well as the availability of jobs, the stability of our banking system, and the purchasing power of our money.When the Fed Chair speaks, […]
A Double-Bottom In Oil Might Freak The Fed

A Double-Bottom In Oil Might Freak The Fed

Image Source: Pixabay One of my first jobs was a summer internship with a technical analyst. In those days, charting was considered by many to be akin to voodoo. The practitioners pored over their graphs, many of which were hand-drawn, trying to discern patterns that could guide one’s trading and/or investing behavior. We can engage in a […]
Silver Makes A Big Move, As Gold Vs. U.S. Debt And Money Supply Breakout

Silver Makes A Big Move, As Gold Vs. U.S. Debt And Money Supply Breakout

Image Source: Unsplash Just last week, we looked at the silver/gold ratio and noted that it suggested a big move in silver was about to commence.  In that short time, silver has risen about 10% to around $27. We’ve been anticipating a breakout on this quarterly silver chart for some time, and it now looks like we are starting to get it. If […]
Rising Sun Or Fallen One? Stock Market (And Sentiment Results)

Rising Sun Or Fallen One? Stock Market (And Sentiment Results)

Japanese equities have been all the rage in the last couple of years as the Bank of Japan agreed to be the unofficial Global liquidity provider – while the rest of the world tightened policy to arrest inflation.  The gig is up…BoJ recently rose rates ending a prolonged period of negative interest rates in Japan.  […]
Why Average Goods Prices Cannot Be Established

Why Average Goods Prices Cannot Be Established

Image Source: Unsplash The price or the rate of exchange of one good in terms of another is the amount of the other good divided by the amount of the first good. In the money economy, price will be the amount of money divided by the amount of the first good.Suppose two transactions were conducted. In […]
3 Large-Cap Value Mutual Funds To Add To Your Portfolio

3 Large-Cap Value Mutual Funds To Add To Your Portfolio

Image Source: Unsplash Wall Street remains volatile due to various speculations over the timeline of the benchmark interest rate cut by the central bank and the release of key economic data. After a spike in the consumer price index (CPI) in recent months, investors are eagerly waiting for the CPI data for the month of March […]
How AI-Led DAOs Will Cause An “Institutional Revolution”

How AI-Led DAOs Will Cause An “Institutional Revolution”

Image Source: Pexels Summary: The concept of a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, is gaining increasing attention as both a technological innovation and a harbinger of societal change. In her book “DAOs and Purpose-Driven Tokens”, Shermin Voshmgir explains how DAOs represent an entirely new organizational model—a new “non-state actor”—that will profoundly impact the world. Bitcoin serves […]