Macro Scene

Late Payments Climb as Buy Now, Pay Later Use Deepens

A growing share of Buy Now, Pay Later users are falling behind on repayments, adding fresh pressure to a sector built on convenience and...
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Australia’s Economy Gives Mixed Signals Amidst a Per-Capita Dip

Maria Irene Australia has long been the poster child for economic resilience, boasting three decades of recession-free growth. But as the saying goes, all that...
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The Debt, Despair, and Digital Divide: Macro Economist Raoul Pal Sounds...

Maria Irene Macro Economist Raoul Pal, a Solana enthusiast and well-known voice in the finance community, recently took to social media to share his thoughts,...
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Bubble Tea or Bubble Trouble? Sipping Through the Dotcom and Crypto...

Maria Irene Once upon a time in the late '90s, a perfect blend of low interest rates and breakthrough technology created a potent brew that...
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Connecting the Past to the Present: How Nixon Shock Echoes in...

The Dawn of Nixon Shock: A Paradigm Shift in 1971 52 years ago, on a pivotal day in economic history, President Richard Nixon delivered the...
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Peso’s Plunge and Bitcoin’s Boom: Argentina’s Dance with Dollars, Debt, and...

Maria Irene In a stunning turn of events, Argentina's central bank hiked the benchmark interest rate to 118% from 97%, followed by a shock devaluation...
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World can’t dedollarize without deleveraging: Brent Johnson

A Dollar Smoothie with a Twist: How the World's Reserve Currency Keeps Sucking Up Strength! The Dollar Milkshake theory, first put forward by Brent Johnson,...