Category: Sven Henrich

Fed’s Powell Scrutinized For Owning Bonds Of The Same Type The Central Bank Bought During Pandemic

As a number of Federal Reserve presidents have been criticized for their 2020 stock moves, Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been cast into the limelight for owning $1.5 million municipal…

US Consumers Expect Inflation To Continue Rising Sharply According To The Fed’s Latest Survey

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published the Survey of Consumer Expectations report on Monday, which shows U.S. consumers are expecting short-term inflation levels to be higher than usual.…

Fed’s Vice Chair Says Tapering May Happen In 2021, Senator Joe Manchin ‘Alarmed Over Record Amount Of Stimulus Injections’

The U.S. central bank’s vice chairman Richard Clarida explained on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve could begin tapering large asset purchases this year. Also, that the first interest rate hike…

As Bitcoin’s Yearly Inflation Rate Dips To 1.77%, BEA Data From May Shows US Inflation Fears Are Legitimate

The U.S. economy is looking stagnant according to data stemming from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, as core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) jumped 3.4% in May from a year prior.…

Microstrategy Buys $489M Worth Of Bitcoin — Company Now Holds More Than 100,000 BTC

The independent, publicly-traded business intelligence company Microstrategy announced the acquisition of 13,005 bitcoin on Monday, at a purchase price of approximately $489 million in cash. The company’s CEO Michael Saylor…

Fed Expects 2 Rate Hikes In 2023, Stock Market Plunges, Powell Anticipates Higher Inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday told the public that it has forwarded the time frame for raising interest rates. “Progress on vaccinations will likely continue to reduce the effects of…

JPMorgan Is Stockpiling Cash – CEO Claims There’s A ‘Very Good Chance Inflation Will Be More Than Transitory’

Investment bank JPMorgan Chase is stockpiling cash according to the company’s CEO Jamie Dimon. The investment banker doesn’t seem to believe inflation is “transitory” and he thinks there’s a “very…