Jamie Dimon Warns of Inflation Shock and Recession Risk as Market Teeters on Collapse

As Wall Street is flashing red, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns soaring inflation, spiraling tariffs, and shaken confidence signal a recession that could upend global markets. JPMorgan’s CEO Flags Recession Threat With Inflation Roaring and a Market Meltdown Near Jamie Dimon, the top executive at JPMorgan Chase, raised alarm Monday in his annual letter to … Read more

Peter Schiff Warns of Crisis Worse Than 2008 as Tariffs, Inflation, and Fed Policy Collide

Tariffs, inflation, soaring interest rates and a weakening dollar are colliding in what economist Peter Schiff warns could trigger a financial collapse worse than 2008. Peter Schiff: US Nearing Historic Financial Collapse as Economic Signals Flash Red Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff issued a dire warning Monday, arguing that the U.S. is on the … Read more

Truflation: Inflation Movements Predict Upcoming Bitcoin Rally

Truflation, a real-time data provider for inflation indexes, presented a correlation between its real-time inflation data and bitcoin’s price movements. The company stated that every time its disinflation trend pauses or reverses, bitcoin tends to rally shortly after. Truflation, which classifies bitcoin as a risk asset, believes that these instances when inflation is relatively stable … Read more

Markets Tumble as Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Spikes; Bitcoin Slides, Stocks Dump

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure elevated sharply in February, with the core personal consumption expenditures price index climbing 0.4%—the largest monthly spike since January 2024—while consumer spending growth fell short of expectations, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Fed’s Inflation Fight Faces Setback With Surging PCE Data The core PCE price index, which excludes … Read more

Balaji Srinivasan: Dollar Inflation Is Global Taxation

In a recent social media post, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan argued that U.S. dollar inflation acts as a form of global taxation, highlighting the disparity in financial impacts between Americans and the global population. He noted that if the approximately $6 trillion printed since 2020 were distributed solely among the 330 million Americans, each … Read more

Trump’s Terrifying Tariffs

Last week as markets wobbled, tariffs seemed to be the consensus culprit. But are tariffs just an easy scapegoat? How Much Do Tariffs Matter? This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. As equity and crypto markets … Read more

US Inflation Dips to 2.8%, But Blockchain Data Suggests It’s Even Lower

On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiled its latest findings, revealing that February’s Consumer Price Index—a key measure of inflation—eased to 2.8%, coming in slightly under the anticipated 2.9%. CPI Shows Inflation Cooling, But Real-Time Data Tells a Different Story Inflation in the United States is steadily easing, as the most recent Consumer … Read more

Gas Prices Down, but Anxiety Up: Decoding the Mixed Signals of America’s Economic Health

This week, markets have been thrown into turmoil by Trump’s trade skirmishes and his refusal to dismiss the possibility of an impending U.S. recession. At the moment, participants on Polymarket are wagering a 39% probability that the U.S. will slip into an economic downturn before the year concludes, while the likelihood of a Federal Reserve … Read more

US Inflation ‘Nightmare’ Remains Sticky as January Price Hikes Unsettle Markets

Fresh economic indicators from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal persistent inflationary pressures, with January’s pricing trends for household staples and essential services climbing 0.5% above December’s figures. Something Has Got to Give—Stubborn Inflation and Record-Low Reverse Repo This incremental yet stubborn rise reflects the ongoing challenge of cooling price elevations across foundational consumer … Read more