Inflation Concerns Supersede Covid-19: 220 Investors Managing $650B Say Econo...
As mainstream media pundits like the Bloomberg economics editor Peter Coy tell Americans to “tune out the hyperinflation hype,” fund managers from a recent Bank of America survey who collectively manage $630 billion, believe inflation is the biggest risk to markets right now. Instead of the former concern over Covid-19, the current number one risk to markets is inflation, as federal stimulus spending has invoked worry among investors. While Inflation Concerns Grow, Mainstream Media Publications Tell Americans Not to Worry Just recently, Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve....
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Bitcoin is working as a hedge against inflation despite its 2022 weak price performance, says Steven Lubka, managing director of private clients at Swan Bitcoin. While Bitcoin (BTC) has failed in countering this year's rampant global inflation, it should still be considered as an inflation hedge, says Steven Lubka, the managing director of private consumers at Swan Bitcoin. According to Lubka, Bitcoin works well as a hedge against rising prices when inflation is caused by monetary expansion. It is less effective when inflation is caused by the disruption of the food supply and energy,....
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the U.S. economy to experience high inflation for at least another year or two. “I would be careful about looking at one data point for the U.S.,” IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath cautioned. IMF on US Economy and Global Inflation The first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gita Gopinath, discussed global inflation and the U.S. economy in an interview with Bloomberg Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Responding to a question about whether global inflation has peaked, she said:....
The Ethereum supply has experienced an uncharacteristic uptick in the space of a month, raising concerns about the cryptocurrency’s inflation risk among ETH investors and community members. Ethereum Inflation Crisis Since the beginning of 2023, Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency has experienced fluctuating inflation rates in ETH’s money supply. According to the Ultrasound Money website, […]
The news of the latest COVID variant is invoking a fresh wave of FUD among investors, with Bitcoin crashing down to $54k, and markets across the board slipping into the red. Bitcoin Plunges To $54k As News Of COVID Variant Emerges Financial markets are moving into the red on Friday as news of a new COVID variant makes investors around the world worried. According to a BBC report, this new variant was discovered in South Africa, and scientists have found it to be the most heavily mutated version so far. Not much is clear about the variant’s properties yet, but what looks to be most....
Inflation rates have been rising for some time now. This is attributed to the indiscriminate printing of fiat money by the Fed and has been a growing concern to investors, especially those investing for the long term. United States inflation rates have now risen to 7% as Biden’s administration continues to be rocked by inflation concerns. This high growth rate has led investors to look for ways to hedge for inflation. Now, gold has always been the standard inflation hedge. It has dominated the market for decades, and for thousands of years of human civilization, it has been the agreed-upon....