In a recent social media post, economist Peter Schiff critiques the Trump administration’s characterization of the U.S. as the “world’s best customer,” arguing that this perspective misrepresents the global economic relationship. Schiff asserts that while demand is unlimited, the resources to satisfy that demand are scarce, emphasizing that supply, not demand, is the limiting factor […]
In a recent essay for the Financial Times that is heating up discussions in economic circles, Berkeley professor and author of Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar, Barry Eichengreen argues that President Donald Trump’s policies are significantly undermining the foundations of U.S. dollar dominance and international economic relationships. Eichengreen highlights concerns over […]
A Chinese economist, Zhang Ming, argues that U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, not Bitcoin or Ethereum, are strengthening the U.S. dollar’s global dominance. Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Bolstering Dollar’s Global Role According to Zhang Ming, deputy director of the Institute of Finance and Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, not bitcoin ( BTC) or […]
Wood called for possible meme coin investors to be aware of the dangers of supporting these assets, stating that most will not be worth much. Nonetheless, some will become digital collectibles, like TRUMP. Ark’s Investment Cathie Wood States Most Meme Coins Will Be Worthless Meme coins, one of the latest verticals in the cryptocurrency market, […]
The Cato Institute has criticized the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)’s decision to lower the threshold for currency transaction reports from $ 10,000 to $ 200 for US citizens living in 30 ZIP codes in California and Texas. New Level of Financial Surveillance The Cato Institute, a Washington-based libertarian think tank, has criticized …