What the Fed giveth, the Fed taketh away
The outcome of Wednesday’s FOMC decision could possibly end up being one of the most important in recent history. Thanks to some tactically positioned media guidance, the market is, as of Monday, expecting the Fed to go as far as a 75 basis points hike when It concludes its June FOMC meeting. The up-turn in […]
Coinbase as a pathway to “tradfi” crypto contagion
When Coinbase direct-listed on the Nasdaq on April 14, 2021, it did so with a valuation of $85.8bn. The listing came at what might retrospectively be considered the peak of crypto market exuberence and the height of the NFT craze. The nuts price tag at the time somewhat remarkably put the crypto trading platform ahead […]
Top Gun and the struggle to get enough 5G fighters
This is a guest post by “the Data Artist”, an author who hails from the fintech world and is a believer in beautiful rather than big data. The esteemed editor of The Blind Spot and I were both enthusiastic viewers of the Top Gun sequel, “Top Gun- Maverick”. But while I was keen to absorb […]
In the Blind Spot (Ghost guns, crypto, online groceries)
This edition of the Blind Spot Wrap was compiled by Izabella Kaminska (IK) and Dario Garcia Giner (DGG). Markets, finance, economics etc… As of Monday, everyone expects a 75 basis point hike by the Fed this Wednesday. Markets puked accordingly. Oh to remember the transitory inflation days. – IK The BIS differentiates cross-border financial centres […]
