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Fed President Warns Trade Wars May Delay Rate Hikes
Source: Zerohedge While the Fed had clearly raised its economic outlook since the December FOMC meeting and into 2018 as a result of recent strong wage inflation prints, that may soon change, and not only because the global economic impulse is suddenly slowing fast as...
Cryptos Are Crashing Across the Board
At the time of writing, 100 of the most capitalized cryptocurrencies are plunging with the exception of Nexus and Iconomi. It appears that the SEC crackdown—Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets--is a significant driver in this...
US Marshals Service To Sell Nearly $25 Mln Worth Of Seized Bitcoin At Auction
Authored by Aaron Wood via CoinTelegraph.com via Zerohedge The US Marshals Service has announced that it will be auctioning off approximately 2,170 Bitcoins seized in the course of various federal criminal, civil, and administrative cases, a press...
Silver’s poised to outpace gold this year
Authored by Myra P. Saefong via MarketWatch Silver didn’t get the push it needed to outpace the rise in gold last year, as some analysts had expected, but good things come to those who wait. “Many of silver’s key drivers that painted a bullish picture last year...
North Korea says it’s willing to hold talks with US and halt nuclear pursuit while negotiations last: South Korea
Source: CNBC via Reuters North Korea is willing to hold talks with the U.S. on denuclearization and will suspend nuclear tests while those talks are under way, South Korea said. The news comes after a delegation returned from the North where it met leader Kim...
Overstock’s Crypto Will Attempt to Reboot Wall St. via the Blockchain
Authored by Sara Silverstein, Jacqui Frank and Kara Chin via Business Insider Online retailer Overstock has raised $100 million for its ICO it says will replace Wall Street Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne sat down with Business Insider's Sara Silverstein to discuss the...
63 New Cryptocurrencies Between Feb 1 to March 1, 2018
Source: Crypto Market Cap This is a simple post. There were 63 new cryptocurrencies issued between Feb 1 and March 1, 2018. If you are curious as to what they are, their market cap, and price, see below: Name Symbol Market Cap Price Refereum RFR unknown $0.02 IHT...
BofA’s Bull Bear Indicator Close to Another Powerful Sell Signal
On January 26, 2017, with the S&P at an all-time-high, Bank of America made an unsettling announcement: a powerful sell signal, based on its quant-developed Bull Bear Indicator, was triggered. What makes this indicator something of interest is its track record;...
True Money Supply Flashes Red, Signals Looming Recession?
Money Supply is “the entire stock of currency and other liquid instruments circulating in a country's economy as of a particular time” (as defined by Investopedia). This includes cash, coins, savings and checking accounts, etc. Basically, it’s a nation’s entire stock...
Litecoin Booms in February But ‘Golden’ Crypto Takes Price Podium
Authored by Omkar Godbole via Coindesk Dismal? Not quite, but the crypto markets had a rough ride in February. What began with a sell-off in bitcoin, one that pushed the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies to a 10-week low of $276 billion, has...
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