Biden re-nominates Powell as Fed chair, praising the progress made in the USA
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Biden said “we’ve made remarkable progress”, and the US admin mentionned the improvement in unemployement as well as economic recovery, shutting down voices of opposition within the US central banking community. No change in direction, we can expect the monetary base to continue to expand at the high pace started a few years ago (followed a couple of years pace higher than the previous one which itself was higher than the previous one).
The Federal Reserve has a statement (+ economic numbers) later today (24/11). Maybe a catalyst for markets to move strongly, even more strongly. The WH decision might have ended a period of price uncertainty, finally things can get moving!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
ECB Lagarde also announced nothing will change despite inflation far above target
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Guess what? The game of ping pong continues between the US and EU. No that’s not ping pong. How do you call the first one that moves loses? Hold my beard first to laugh loses? Anyway, here we go again: Despite inflation more than double of target in Europe (at 4.1% last I heard) Lagarde said rates would probably not increase in 2022. The evil conspiracy of “forcing growth” is ongoing. I’m sure it’s going to work out just great.
If they create big moves and easy money in the market remember you need to make 4-5% just to breakeven. Passive “rentier” type boomers and unskilled bottom of the chain labor are the ones that lose. And yellow vest protests in France will never end, not until they get a “right-winger” elected, we’re getting pretty close now. France might get its own Trump next year. But does anyone mind the transfer of wealth from passive rentier boomers and heirs to active investors? I don’t (obviously).
Europe bankers approved new system for stablecoins and more, but said “no rush”
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The ECB’s Governing Council announced 2 days ago they approved a new oversight framework for electronic payments, the “payment instruments, schemes and arrangements”, or ‘Pisa’, framework. In particular in includes cryptos and stablecoins.
2 weeks ago at the Singapore Fintech Festival several banksters said the adoption of crypto should not be rushed, there should be more caution, while crypto entrepreneur(s) (Nick Ogden from RTGS.global) said it should go faster. Well no big surprise, that’s not even news. Entrepreneurs are horny, bankers hate risk.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
Happy anniversary! Exactly 50 years ago journalists promised they would never lie
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Here’s something that brings a smile: The Munich Declaration of the Duties and Rights of Journalists was signed by six syndicates of journalists of the six countries of the European community in Munich the 24 November 1971. 50 years. A lot…
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