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#Inflation

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Coins•Oct 3, 2026

Cathie Wood Weighs In on Bitcoin and Gold: “Positive for BTC”

Key Highlights ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood counters billionaire Bill Ackman’s inflation warnings, predicting technological innovation will drive strong disinflation or deflation. Wood highlights five convergence platforms—artificial intelligence, robotics, energy storage, blockchain, and multiomics sequencing—as key drivers reducing production costs. Rising U.S. bond yields reflect surging real interest rates and expectations of robust economic productivity ...

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Coins•Sep 25, 2026

Bitcoin Faces New Inflation Test as Diesel Hits Nominal $6.53 Record

Key Highlights US on-highway diesel reached $6.529 per gallon on September 21, marking a new nominal record high and a 24.4-cent weekly increase, according to the Energy Information Administration. Distillate fuel inventories fell to 107.431 million barrels in the week ended September 18, signaling constrained supply amid tight global distillate and crude markets. The price ...

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Coins•Sep 17, 2026

U.S. Diesel Prices Hit Record High as Bitcoin, Gold Struggle

Diesel Prices Surge Amid Middle East Tensions and Tight Refining Capacity Diesel prices are climbing sharply, driven primarily by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran has disrupted crude oil flows and inflated risk premiums on refined products. Constrained refinery capacity worldwide, combined with robust demand ...

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Coins•Sep 16, 2026

Goldman Pivots, Now Forecasts Fed Rate Hike in October

Goldman Sachs Revises Fed Rate Forecast, Now Expects October Hike Goldman Sachs has executed a significant reversal in its Federal Reserve policy outlook, now projecting that the central bank will raise its benchmark interest rate once more in October. This new forecast marks a 180-degree pivot from the firm’s previous expectation of a September hike ...

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Coins•Sep 15, 2026

Wall Street Bets on Fed Rate Hike: What It Means for Bitcoin, Bonds, and Trump

Federal Reserve Poised for First Rate Hike Since 2023 Amid Inflation Pressure Wall Street is bracing for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates on Wednesday, a move that would mark the first increase since 2023. The Federal Open Market Committee concludes its two-day meeting this week, and CME’s FedWatch tool places the probability of ...

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Coins•Sep 12, 2026

Dogecoin Co-Founder Proposes $1.2 Trillion Giveaway in Bold Move

Dogecoin cofounder Billy Markus, known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, responded to a proposal for a $5,000 stimulus check for every U.S. adult by suggesting the government purchase $1.2 trillion worth of Dogecoin instead. Economists warn that a one-time direct payment of that size would do little to ease affordability pressures and could push consumer ...

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Coins•Sep 12, 2026

Fed Rate Hike Odds Surge to 87% Ahead of FOMC Meeting

Federal Reserve officials face a critical policy test next week as financial markets now assign an 87% probability to a 25-basis-point rate increase at the September 15–16 meeting. The sharp repricing follows August consumer price index data that showed inflation remaining stubbornly above the central bank’s 2% target. With Bitcoin trading near $77,256, cryptocurrency traders ...

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Coins•Sep 11, 2026

Bitcoin’s ‘Unusual Mix’: Bearish Inflation Print, Bullish Buyback Failure

Bitcoin’s near-term upside faces fresh headwinds after hotter-than-expected core inflation data, but a potential failure of the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback program could strengthen the longer-term bullish case, according to a new report from European asset manager CoinShares. Sticky Inflation Raises Odds of Tighter Fed Policy In a Friday note, CoinShares Head of Research James ...

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Coins•Sep 8, 2026

$100 Oil Could Be Bitcoin’s Next Problem

Oil Surges Toward $100 as Iran Tensions Escalate Brent crude reached a seven-week high near $99 a barrel this week, while West Texas Intermediate climbed above $92. The rally follows Iran’s announcement that it plans to declare a maritime “exclusion zone” around the Strait of Hormuz, warning it will stop ships attempting to pass without ...

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Coins•Aug 28, 2026

Warsh at Jackson Hole: ‘We have work to do’ on inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the central bank’s “predominant focus” should remain on inflation, striking a hawkish tone in closely watched remarks at the…

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