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For decades, the Fed stabilized the economy with one simple tool: interest rates. Raise them to cool inflation, and cut them to stimulate growth. But after years of massive government borrowing, post-pandemic inflation, and repeated stress inside the Treasury market, that system may no longer work the way Americans expect. Today, the Fed can cut rates while long-term borrowing costs stay elevated, mortgage rates remain high, and bond markets react as if the central bank is losing control of the financial system’s most important lever. At the same time, it has also resumed expanding parts of its balance sheet again to support market liquidity, raising a bigger question on Wall Street: if emergency support is still needed during relatively calm periods, what happens during the next real crisis? The Fed controls less than you think Most Americans are familiar with a simpl
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Facade of the Marriner S Eccles building of the United States Federal Reserve, the agency of the Federal Government responsible for setting the monetary policy of the United States, as well as determining interest rates, Washington, DC, July 24, 2017. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). Getty Images Governments have no resources. They can only consume insofar as they have taxable access to private sector production. If you were to say the above at the libertarian Cato Institute, the libertarian leaning Mises Institute, the conservative American Enterprise and Hoover Institutions, and even at the increasingly populist Heritage Foundation, the audience and scholars at all five institutes of thought would nod along in agreement. Which is why it’s puzzling that those same centers of right-leaning thought have created a policy “out” for themselves. The Federal Reserve
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Headline PCE inflation rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier, its hottest pace in two years and nearly double the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal, while core PCE held at 3.3%, its highest reading since October 2023. The monthly numbers ran cooler, with core easing to 0.2% against the 0.3% economists had expected. Bitcoin saw that combination of numbers as a problem, sliding toward $73,300 in the hours after Thursday’s release and hovering near $73,000 through the weekend, down roughly 30% across the past year. The PCE inflation report brought enough monthly relief to keep the rate-cut rate going, and enough annual heat to keep liquidity scarce. What makes this report land harder than most is the timing, since it’s the first major inflation spike of Kevin Warsh’s tenure as Fed chair, a job he stepped into on May 22 after succeeding Jerome Powell. Warsh built his reputa
The Supreme Court's decision could redefine crypto banks' access to US financial systems, impacting regulatory frameworks and market dynamics.
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Ripple’s possible approval to hold a Federal Reserve (Fed) master account could be the spark that pushes XRP into another major phase of upside momentum. Fed Settlement Access In his latest report, market analyst Sam Daodu said AI models broadly agree that XRP may rise if Ripple gains access to Fed settlement infrastructure. A major reason behind the optimism is that Fed access would allow Ripple to settle directly through those rails, rather than routing transactions through banks that currently act as middlemen. Related Reading: Ethereum (ETH) Drops Below $2,000—Why Standard Chartered Still Expects $40,000 By 2030 Daodu suggested the process may already be moving toward reality. In March 2026, Kraken became the first crypto firm to receive a master account through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, which he cited as evidence that the approval pathway is no longer purely theoretical. Building on this development, Daodu shared model-driven forecasts for XRP, drawing comparisons
Regulatory hurdles may stifle AI's potential, impacting economic growth forecasts and creating challenges for startups in a fragmented landscape.
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Regulatory hurdles may stifle AI's potential, impacting economic growth forecasts and creating challenges for startups in a fragmented landscape.
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Institutional rebalancing amid rising inflation and interest rates highlights Bitcoin ETFs' vulnerability to macroeconomic shifts.
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Persistent inflation and a cautious Fed stance suggest prolonged economic uncertainty, impacting speculative investments and market stability.
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