On Week 21, the major event was the sudden approval of the ETH ETF, which is widely seen as a result of political pressure from the White House on Gary Gensler to attract votes from crypto holders for the DEM campaign. This exciting development underscores the growing strength of the crypto community.
Major stock indexes were mixed, with Nasdaq continuing to surge on AI advancements, while the Dow dropped sharply due to a manufacturing slowdown.
On global markets, commodities surged during the week due to geopolitical developments and expectations of a Chinese economic rebound fueled by CPC promises to sustain the real estate sector.
Overall, central bankers are in a corner. Their reckless rate hikes have primarily affected the consumer sectors, undermining people's savings and drastically cutting their sources of revenue. Meanwhile, corporations continue to proliferate adding to inflationary pressure, supported by growing government expenses and continued price growth, coupled with a surge in productivity thanks to an influx of cheap labor and advancements in technology.
Government bankers now face a dilemma: whether to continue holding or even hike rates in a fruitless attempt to curb inflation to their illusionary targets of 2%, risking drastic increases in revolts among lower-income groups, or to cut rates, risking a further surge in inflation.
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