Unpacking The Fed’s Smoke And Mirrors In Jackson Hole

Unpacking The Fed’s Smoke And Mirrors In Jackson Hole

Responding to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comments at Jackson Hole through a Bitcoin lens.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:BitcoinTVAppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch” podcast, we responded to Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole on August 27, 2021. We listened to several important sound bites and discussed it along the way. Powell was expected to announce a Fed taper, where it begins to shrink its monthly purchase of securities in quantitative easing.We have often said that Powell is....


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