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3 Jan 2025 4 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Here to support the new Sheriff in town, @Undisciplined I’m an avid fan of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics. Hence, it was a no-brainer that I would pick up Think like a freak, especially when I flipped through the pages and saw the large font size...
31 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn
From Rust Belt to Silicon Shield, America’s manufacturing evolution story offers a glimpse into the future of the U.S economy. The industrial landscape of the United States is undergoing a stark transformation. Recent data reveals a striking diverge...
19 Nov 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena
The resurgence in M2 money supply and Bitcoin’s recent rally past $89,000 underscore the deep ties between economic policy, liquidity, and asset prices. Today, Bitcoin’s market cap alone exceeds $1.77 trillion, surpassing even Spain’s GDP, highlighti...
19 Nov 2024 5 minute read 6 comments Heath Muchena
Xi Jinping’s “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” has long been a vessel for pragmatism cloaked in ideological zeal. But as America faces its own existential economic recalibration, the phrase “American Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics” ap...
5 Oct 2024 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
Hoarding has always been a problem where there is scarcity. The few who have take advantage of skyrocketing demand, charging outrageous pricing when demand is high. When it drops, the same characters replenish, restock, and prepare for the next oppor...
1 Oct 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena
Picture this: It’s mid-2023, and the global commodity markets are a rollercoaster. One minute, oil prices surge past $90 per barrel; the next, cotton prices plummet by more than 50%. Meanwhile, the price of agricultural staples like rice skyrockets b...
21 Jul 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena
As the global financial landscape undergoes significant shifts, one emerging observation is the likely de-sensitization of the U.S. economy to interest rate cuts in the upcoming business cycle. This phenomenon, akin to the recent desensitization to i...
27 May 2024 6 minute read 3 comments 0xVince
The fourth Bitcoin Halving concluded last April 19, 2024. The halving was another success, and the market is now beginning to respond. This reduced the block subsidy of Bitcoin in half, from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. This makes the currency issuance of...
20 May 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena
Once celebrated as the pinnacle of "smart money," the bond market has seen its role as a predictive powerhouse significantly diminished. Traditionally, the yield curve's ability to forecast recessions positioned the bond market as an essential tool f...
14 May 2024 4 minute read 0 comments OfTheFreeMarket
The Philosophy Behind The OTFM Mission Free Market: (n.) An economic system in which the goods, services, prices and values within the market system are created, shaped, decided upon and influenced by the supply and demand of the consumers and produc...
