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Monetary Policy

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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Does the US Government Have a Monopoly on Trust?
How crypto could become the next great system of mutual trust in financial services.
The White House in Washington D.C. (Tabrez Syed/Unsplash)
By Matthew Homer
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Money reimagined
Is Powell 2022’s Paul Volcker? The Answer Matters to Bitcoin
Bitcoin's success depends on whether Powell, like Volcker, can successfully moderate inflation and restore trust in the fiat system.
(Rachel Sun/Coindesk)
By Michael J. Casey
Sep 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
Inflation
What if the Federal Reserve Has Inflation All Wrong?
The dominant U.S. inflation narrative has blamed pandemic stimulus for rising prices. But what if the money supply isn’t the real problem anymore?
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By David Z. Morris
Jun 22, 2022 at 5:42 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2022
InflationFederal ReserveMonetary PolicyJerome PowellThe NodeNewslettersOpinionEconomics
Ben Bernanke once suggested the Fed could fix deflation by dropping money from helicopters (sorbetto/Getty Images)
Finance
Monetary policy
Ben Bernanke Says He Doesn't See Value in Bitcoin
The former Fed chairman says the crypto is too complicated to use as money.
Ben Bernanke once suggested the Fed could fix deflation by dropping money from helicopters (sorbetto/Getty Images)
By Stephen Alpher
May 16, 2022 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2022
Monetary PolicyFederal ReserveBitcoin
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Markets
Economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell Sees Rate Hike This Month as 'Appropriate'
Most observers believe a quarter of a percentage point increase is likely.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Mar 2, 2022 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2022
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Getty Images)
Markets
Jerome powell
Ukraine Adds to Fed Chair's List of Worries Before His Congressional Testimony
Jerome Powell will face questions from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday when he gives his semiannual monetary policy update to Congress.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Mar 1, 2022 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2022
Jerome PowellFederal ReserveMonetary PolicyEconomicsMarkets
This emperor has no clothes. (Couleur/Pixabay)
Consensus Magazine
Federal reserve
The Macro Moment Hits: Central Banks, Interest Rates and Bitcoin
Central banks can never raise rates meaningfully again, says LeboBTC Ledger Group co-founder David Leibowitz. Here's what it means for bitcoin.
This emperor has no clothes. (Couleur/Pixabay)
By David Leibowitz
Feb 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2022
Federal ReserveMonetary PolicyFiscal PolicyInflationBitcoinOpinion
Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Markets
Federal reserve
Federal Reserve Board Nominees Bring Blank Slate on Crypto Views
Industry observers will be watching the Senate Banking Committee hearing for clues on future monetary policy and regulation.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Feb 2, 2022 at 10:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2022
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As markets swoon in the face of the Federal Reserve's renewed effort to tackle inflation, some crypto analysts are already calling the U.S. central bank's bluff. (Unsplash)
Markets
Bitcoin
Fed's Hawkish Pivot May Not Last, Bitcoin Analysts Say
The Fed might not act as decisively in tightening monetary policy if financial stability concerns start to outweigh the risk of fast inflation.
As markets swoon in the face of the Federal Reserve's renewed effort to tackle inflation, some crypto analysts are already calling the U.S. central bank's bluff. (Unsplash)
By Angelique Chen
Feb 2, 2022 at 7:18 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2022
BitcoinCrypto AssetsFederal ReserveFederal Open Market Committee (FOMC)Jerome PowellStock MarketInflationMonetary PolicyEconomy