Inflation

S&P 500 toward 5,000, Bitcoin in precarious balance: the great show of the American financial market.

A very reliable financial indicator, the yield curve has recently inverted. And yet, Wall Street has always considered this indicator as a precursor to an impending recession. Will we therefore experience a catastrophic economic year in 2024, which could also affect the stock markets and bitcoin (BTC)?

Christine Lagarde has tempered expectations of a rate cut this summer. Bitcoin will have to wait.

After nearly 10 years of rejection, 11 Bitcoin ETFs have been approved and started trading this week, marking a turning point in the history of Bitcoin. With the halving scheduled to take place within a few months, all the conditions are in place for a massive bull run and widespread adoption.

Iran has recently called on the BRICS to establish a common currency to replace the dollar. This challenge to the dollar by Iran, but also increasingly by Saudi Arabia, explains why the Americans want to put an end to the Iranian regime. The end of the petrodollar would no longer allow the United States to finance its monstrous deficits through other countries.

The United States finds itself at a strategic crossroads today. Despite the increasing power of China and the BRICS, the military potential of the United States is declining. As military conflicts multiply around the world, are we witnessing the end of American military superpower and the death of liberal democracy?

Despite the cheers, the fact is that inflation continues to erode Americans' savings. Much more than what official figures suggest.

What is the cumulative inflation since 2010? What is the extent of purchasing power loss?

There's a growing chorus insinuating that the American hegemon is threatened by the BRICS. But what's really going on?

In South Korea, gold bars can now be purchased as easily as energy drinks. Since September 2022, gold vending machines have been installed in shopping malls by GS Retail. They are accessible on a self-service basis and are very popular with the public! Interestingly, most shoppers are in their twenties and thirties. This brings the debate about access to physical precious metals back onto the table.

Bitcoin is a technological earthquake that is reshaping finance, energy, politics and morality with the aim of regenerating humanity.

Inflation has been galloping for almost two years, mainly due to the profligacy of central banks. Since then, central banks have turned around and become a little more vigilant. Nevertheless, they face a colossal dilemma: the peril of debt or the peril of inflation. It's reasonable to assume that central banks will react this time, as they have every other time: by rearming their monetary bazooka. If so, it could well be the return of happy days for bitcoiners. Let's talk bull run.

Recent news seems favorable for cryptos. Indeed, a former SEC official's opinion that the Bitcoin ETF should be approved is seen as positive for the crypto market. Is the next Bitcoin (BTC) bull-run imminent?

With the US CPI due for release on July 12, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are stabilizing, raising investor expectations. The previous month, these two cryptocurrencies soared in response to this economic indicator. Could this trend be repeated this month?

All the ingredients for a 2008-style recession are there, says American investor Jim Rogers. But if their peculiarities are anything to go by, the worst is yet to come.

Elon Musk, the renowned technologist and futurist, predicts that the dollar will soon be worth next to nothing.

Banks are falling like flies as the Fed finishes raising rates. Hard to imagine a more favorable situation for Bitcoin.

In March, Srinivasan made a bold prediction that Bitcoin would skyrocket due to the bankruptcy of banks and inflation. According to him, the price of BTC could reach $1 million. Despite the changing economic landscape in the United States, Balaji Srinivasan is sticking to his Bitcoin prediction.

Currently, Argentina is facing a worrying inflation crisis of over 100%. Argentines are at a loss as to what to do about the ever-increasing poverty in their country. A Reuters report released on April 14 shows that nearly 40 % of them live in poverty. In addition, they have suffered billions of dollars in economic losses due to one of the worst droughts in their history. Faced with this situation, the co-founder of MicroStrategy advises Argentines to turn to crypto.