Macro

MacroThe Statist Peril of Techno-Asset Inflation

The Mises Institute published a Mises Wire essay this month arguing that the most dangerous asset bubbles in history share a specific signature: cheap money arriving at the same moment as a genuine technological…

MacroCooling Producer Prices Push the S&P 500 Past 7,800 Intraday

Stocks closed higher across the board on Thursday, August 13, 2026, after the July producer price index came in softer than economists expected and crude oil slid.

MacroSaylor Is Now a Sovereign Wealth Fund. He's Not Even Hiding It Anymore.

Strategy stopped behaving like a corporate treasury years ago. In 2026 it has stopped pretending. The financing pattern, the holding policy, the public messaging, and the way credit markets price the paper now match a sovereign wealth fund more closely than they match a company. The implications run further than most institutional investors are willing to say out loud.

MacroJapan's Carry Trade Unwind Isn't Over

The August 2024 yen carry trade unwind was not a one-off event. It was the first tremor. The Bank of Japan is still the largest buyer of Japanese government bonds and the second-largest foreign holder of US Treasuries. Every time the yen rallies, that position becomes a source of forced selling. The next tremor is closer than the market is positioned for.

MacroThe 10-Year Yield Is Telling You Something

The Fed has been signaling rate cuts for six months. The long end of the curve will not cooperate. When short rates fall and long rates rise, the bond market is telling you the central bank has lost control of the part that actually matters. That is happening now, and it is bullish for exactly one asset.

MacroThe Fed's Impossible Choice: Why Stagflation Is Bitcoin's Best Bull Case

The Fed is trapped between war-driven inflation and a slowing economy. Rate cuts fuel inflation. Rate hikes kill growth. Every historical stagflation episode has produced a flight to hard assets - and Bitcoin is now on that list.

MacroTrump's Iran War Is Crushing Bitcoin - But History Says Wars Are Buying Opportunities

Bitcoin has lost 45% since its October high, with the Iran war accelerating the selloff. But every major armed conflict since Bitcoin's inception has produced a generational buying window - usually within 60 days of the first shots.

MacroGold at $3,200 and Bitcoin at $69K: Why the Divergence Matters

Gold hit an all-time high above $3,200 in Q1 2026 while Bitcoin fell 27% from $94K to $69K. Both are supposed to be 'hard money.' The divergence reveals what the market actually believes Bitcoin is - and isn't - in a crisis.

MacroQ1 2026 Macro Scorecard: The Liquidity Pivot Nobody Expected

Q1 2026: a Fed that refused to cut, a dollar that refused to weaken, and a global liquidity expansion that refused to wait for either. The quarter in full.

MacroGlobal M2 Is Expanding Again: What It Means for Bitcoin

Global M2 shows the highest correlation with Bitcoin's price among all macro variables tested. The money printer dictates the trajectory - and it's running again.

MacroIran Ceasefire, Crashing Oil, and a Bitcoin Rally Built on Sand

Ceasefire rumors sent oil below $100 and Bitcoin above $71K in hours. But Iran denies talks, derivatives show thin conviction. Relief rally or trap?

MacroHot PPI, Cold Reality: Why Rate Cuts May Be Dead for 2026

February PPI surged 0.7% MoM - more than double expectations. Core wholesale inflation hit 3.9%. The March FOMC dot plot now projects just one cut in 2026.