This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
March saw the U.S.’ highest year-over-year inflation print since 1981, coming in at 8.5%. NLW explores why the discussion around inflation is taking an even more pitched and aggressive turn and how the market responded to the March numbers.
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Feb 2022
BREAKDOWN: Why a US Senator Just Said the Fed Should Buy Bitcoin
Plus a look at the political debates around inflation.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at the increasingly political discourse around inflation in the United States. The Right is claiming government overspending is to blame w ... Show More
15m 49s
Mar 2022
BREAKDOWN: With Inflation at 40-Year Highs, How De-Russianization Has Changed the Narrative
Inflation hits 7.9% and gets more political than ever.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
The U.S. inflation print ran hot again last month, hitting 7.9% year over year and the highest in four decades. In this episode, NLW breaks down the numbers within t ... Show More
16m 41s
Feb 2022
BREAKDOWN: What's More Important – BlackRock Trading Crypto or 7.5% Inflation?
Crypto is being driven in different directions by different market forces.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com.
Today Twitter was alight with discussion of the biggest inflation print since 1982. With 7.5% inflation, a hike of 50 basis points is lookin ... Show More
16m 20s
Mar 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Fed’s Powell Is Getting More Hawkish as Market Starts Using the ‘R-Word’
Is recession the only way out of inflation?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW takes a tour of recent macro sentiment, focusing on the shifting tone coming out of the U.S. Federal Reserve. In speeches and interviews this week, Fed ... Show More
17m 34s
Mar 2022
BREAKDOWN: Inside China and Russia's Battle Against the US Dollar
How concerned with the USD’s role as reserve currency should we be?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
NLW explores how the global monetary order is shifting. Specifically, he looks at Putin’s demand that Russian energy now be paid for in rubles, as well ... Show More
18m 51s
May 2022
BREAKDOWN: Biden Meets With Powell as Inflation Battle Heats Up
A summer preview of key macroeconomic discussions.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.
“Sell in May and go away,” says the old market aphorism. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW previews a set of discussions he believes will shape markets this summer:
The inflat ... Show More
18m 17s
May 2022
Inflation Will Create a Political Vacuum. Can Bitcoin Fill It?
On today’s show, Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's Chief Content Officer, takes a look at the longer term impacts of inflation, and where bitcoin might fit.
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This episode is sponsored by Kava and BCB Group.
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7m 45s
May 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Fed vs. VC – What’s Driving Crypto Short-Term and Long-Term Market Outlook
It’s a tale of two markets in crypto.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.
In the short term, crypto is firmly a part of the larger macro cycle driven by the Fed’s fight against inflation. In the long term, however, there is much evidence that the market downt ... Show More
18m 53s