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On July 31st, in a surprise move the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates by 25 basis points, or a quarter of one percent. Markets were expecting only a 10bps increase, so this caught them off guard, along with the hawkish wording of the policy statement from BoJ Governor Ueda. 
@lawsondt @6days1week @Millertime1216a 2/22 
Last week, the Japanese Yen slid past another crucial threshold, crossing 155 to the dollar and falling even lower during a crucial press conference. For months, I’ve been writing about what I believe is a burgeoning Asian Currency Crisis with Japan at the forefront.
The last few months have seen a record jump in the price of gold. The yellow metal started the year at around $2,061, and in recent months a strong rally has taken place, rocketing it to a fresh high of $2,364 in trading Tuesday morning. 
The commercial real estate market is currently facing a perfect storm. Over the last two years, the impact of stricter financial conditions on the value of commercial properties has been exacerbated by trends like teleworking and e-commerce.
"There’s a form of securities fraud known as naked short selling that is becoming very popular and lucrative to the market makers that practice it.
In September of 2019, a user named u/DeepFuckingValue begins posting on Reddit about a wild YOLO bet he makes using long-dated options and shares on the video game retailer company, Gamestop.
Goldbugs have for decades claimed that gold prices have been suppressed as part of a central bank war against Libertarians and Keynesians. 
@lawsondt (2/31) 
In his groundbreaking book, Layered Money, @timevalueofbtc lays out this new framework in monetary science; the existence of different levels of monetary networks to service disparate users with vastly different needs. 
Jorge Luis Borges' short story "On Exactitude in Science" (often referred to as "The Map") is a thought-provoking fable that explores the philosophical concept of representation and the limits of human knowledge and understanding. 
Hundreds of years ago, the Dutch, who were arguably the first global trade empire, controlled the dominant reserve currency, the guilder.
Two years ago, news first broke of major issues arising at a large real estate developer in Shenzhen, China. Evergrande, one of the largest asset managers and property developers, was having issues meeting basic payroll and began defaulting on vendor obligations. 
On Monday, August 14th, in a shocking development the Argentine peso collapsed 20% against the dollar after the central bank announced a currency devaluation and a hike in interest rates from 97% to 188%. 
A few short weeks ago, a seminal moment occurred in Japanese monetary policy. On July 28th, the Bank of Japan signaled the beginning of a gradual departure from years of extensive monetary stimulus. 
Madoff entered the finance world in 1960, trading pink sheets for a small group of investors comprised of friends, family, and clients from his father-in-law’s accounting firm. 
A little over a month ago, deja vu struck Congress as they underwent their ritual debt ceiling brinkmanship. 