• Mar 14, 2025

'Stagflation' risk puts Federal Reserve in tricky spot as it meets this week

When Federal Reserve officials last met in late January, things looked pretty good: Hiring was solid. As the Fed prepares to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, the central bank and its chair, Jerome Powell, are potentially headed to a much tougher spot. Stagflation, should it emerge, is hard for the Fed because typically policymakers would lift rates — or keep them high — to combat inflation.

  • Mar 14, 2025

Did Bitcoin Just Get a Once-in-a-Generation Catalyst? Here's Why It's a Buy Now.

It's not a good idea to thoughtlessly follow in the footsteps of a big player when it announces that it's going to be buying, selling, or holding an asset, especially when it comes to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). On March 6, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and saying that "Government BTC deposited into the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve shall not be sold..." Executive orders can be reversed -- by this president or a future one -- but I consider this a major move in favor of Bitcoin.