In this episode of the Coin Stories podcast with guest Luke Gromen, powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), we discuss:
- Massive fiscal deficits keeping sovereign debt bubble afloat
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's controlled, meticulous weakening of the dollar
- Bank of Japan increasing interest rates and global implications
- 10% CPI...and UBI??
- Will U.S. be forced to cut entitlements and defense?
- Why Luke is so bullish on Bitcoin over the next 12 months
- The truth about the U.S. vs. China

Bio: Luke Gromen is a macroeconomist and founder and president of Forest for the Trees, a research firm he started in 2014 specializing in global macroeconomic, thematic and sector trends. Luke holds a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He earned the CFA designation in 2003. He publishes macro updates @LukeGromenFFTTLLC.

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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Macro economic assessment
1:28 Treasury market update
4:17 ISDA letter
7:35 Bitdeer Technologies Group promo
8:33 What did Janet Yellen say?
13:25 US Dollar strengthening
15:51 Bank of Japan interest rates
19:30 Chance of a melt-up
22:52 Inflation
28:39 Bitcoin 2024 promo
29:11 Coinkite Coldcard Wallet promo
29:31 CrowdHealth promo
29:52 The Bitcoin Way promo
30:26 Does we need inflation?
34:57 Biden or Trump and the economy
38:21 Industrial infrastructure equities
39:14 Future of Social Security
42:44 The latest with China
49:20 Bitcoin price
51:59 Leverage

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