On Dec. 13., a further decline of CPI to 7.1% was met by an expected rally in equities and a drop in the U.S. dollar and treasury yields. On Dec. 14., Powell increased interest rates by 50bps to a new...
Tag: MacroSlate
Weekly Macroslate: Fed Chair Powell remains hawkish while BOE seem confused, lack unanimity and lose all credibility as the pound sinks along with the British economy
Macro Overview Powell is not ready to pause Investors are looking for a sign of a slowdown from Fed chair Powell, which they initially thought they were getting despite a fourth consecutive 75bps hike...
Weekly MacroSlate: Have U.S. treasury yields and the DXY topped for this cycle? Big miss for big tech as Bitcoin holds steady at $20k
Macro Overview Further pressure on BOJ and the Yen In previous MacroSlate reports, Japan has been at the front and center of discussion and controversy regarding its fiscal and monetary policy. On Oct...
Weekly MacroSlate: Which part of the Big Short film are we in right now? As U.S. treasury yields continue to climb and invert across the yield curve
Macro Overview Recap of critical events, week commencing Oct. 10 As CryptSslate attended Bitcoin Amsterdam, there was no weekly MacroSlate report for the week commencing Oct. 10. Key macro topics that...
Weekly MacroSlate: A fourth 75bps fed rate hike is now on the cards due to a strong U.S jobs report. What does this mean for Bitcoin?
Macro Overview Bank of Japan attempts to rescue the Yen On Sept. 22, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) became the first central bank to intervene with their currency to prevent a currency collapse through FX in...
Weekly MacroSlate: Central banks start to panic and pivot, all eyes are now on the fed. What does this all mean for Bitcoin?
Macro Overview Markets unprepared for a new era The era of financial repression after the GFC that has seen rapidly inflated asset values and rate expectations of 0 has unraveled since the pandemic en...
Weekly MacroSlate: Fed scores a hat-rick of 75bps hikes as currencies start to collapse worldwide against the DXY including Bitcoin
Macro Overview Fed scores a hat-trick The fed delivered its third consecutive 75 basis point hike accompanied by higher forecasts of future rates, pushing the dollar index and fixed income yields to n...
Weekly MacroSlate: A hotter than expected CPI print means a vicious stagflationary environment awaits Bitcoin
TL;DR U.S. CPI sparks upward revision to the expected fed-funds rate U.K. stays top of the G7 inflation league, with actual CPI year-over-year of 9.9% GBP saw new lows against the U.S dollar, same lev...
Weekly MacroSlate: Bitcoin facing first global recession as currency collapses, energy crisis becomes reality for Europe
TL;DR Liz Truss became the U.K. Prime Minister on Sept. 6 as the country prepares for a possible recession in Q4. European Central Bank has increased interest rates by 75bps, a record, but they are st...