Fed Watch - Central Bank Woes - FED 34

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Christian and Ansel give updates on the Federal Reserve, ECB, and PBOC. Europe is the most exciting because last week they updated their policy, admitting they are fighting deflation, economic contraction, and a strong euro, despite the 1.85 trillion euro stimulus this year alone. It seems the more they do, the worse their situation gets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Fed meets Wednesday, December 16th, for their final meeting of the year, in which they are expected to keep everything the same. Next, we cover the PBOC’s recent troubles with defaults throughout their economy, and the increasing amount of stimulus they are providing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lastly, what would a bitcoin podcast be without a discussion about MicroStrategy and MassMutual. Bitcoiners have been expecting this type of adoption for years, so it is exciting but expected.</span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Federal Reserve’s final meeting of 2020 :</span></em> <a href= "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-things-to-watch-when-fed-meets-wednesday-11607979577"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-things-to-watch-when-fed-meets-wednesday-11607979577</span></a></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">ECB expands and extends its bond buying as coronavirus resurgence weighs on the recovery :</span></em> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/10/ecb-expands-bond-buying-as-coronavirus-resurgence-weighs.html"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/10/ecb-expands-bond-buying-as-coronavirus-resurgence-weighs.html</span></a></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ECB's Policy Dilemma: More QE Will Strengthen The Euro :</span></em> <a href= "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4394050-ecbs-policy-dilemma-qe-will-strengthen-euro"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://seekingalpha.com/article/4394050-ecbs-policy-dilemma-qe-will-strengthen-euro<