Tag: Money Watch

The Guardian | Notes and coins set to fall to just 21% of sales by 2026, raising questions for those who rely on the cash economy.

Breitbart | President Donald Trump’s enforcement of immigration laws has delivered hundreds of jobs at higher wages to sidelined African-Americans in Chicago.

Sputnik | The price of the world’s most famous cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has surpassed the $11,500 mark and continues growing, trading data showed on Tuesday.

Information Liberation | The New York Times warned Monday that “the fate of the universe” may be at stake because of President Trump’s budget.

Zero Hedge | Banks like to pretend that they’re so much more established and secure than the world of cryptocurrencies.

RT | Top cryptocurrency bitcoin recovered to $11,000 on Monday, having almost doubled in value since hitting a low of $6,000 earlier this month.

CNBC | “If you’re trying to figure out where to store your life savings, traditional assets are still your safest bet,” Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said.

Molly Jane Zuckerman | The Central Bank of Poland has admitted to funding anti-cryptocurrency campaigns on social media.

Zero Hedge | As Deutsche’s FX strategist, George Saravelos, writes, he has been getting numerous inquiries as to how can it be that US yields are rising sharply, yet the dollar is so weak at the same time?

CNBC | President Donald Trump deserved to be congratulated for the recent changes to the U.S. tax system, according to the chief executive of Europe’s largest industrial company.

Daily Caller | Bruce Ohr, the Department of Justice official, did not disclose that Fusion GPS was paying his wife.

CNBC | Bitcoin climbed 9.7 percent to $9,346, its highest since Feb. 4, according to CoinDesk’s bitcoin price index, which tracks prices from four major exchanges.

CNBC | The Consumer Price Index, a key indicator of inflation trends, jumped 0.5 percent in January, well above market expectations.

RT | In time most digital currencies will be worthless, according to the head of the centralized cryptocurrency ripple, Brad Garlinghouse.

Mac Slavo | People are fleeing the socialism forced on them in Venezuela by the hundreds of thousands.