The Saturday Briefing
The Saturday Briefing: What the Federal Reserve actually does
The committee of twelve that replaced the gold standard, how it sets interest rates, and why traders watch its calendar so closely.
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The Saturday Briefing: The 1971 Nixon Shock
The weekend in 1971 that cut the dollar’s last tie to gold, and why every inflation debate since traces back to it.
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The Saturday Briefing: What is fiat currency?
Money by decree: what actually backs a fiat dollar, what its elastic supply has cost since 1971, and why a fixed 21M cap is the counterpoint.
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The Saturday Briefing: A brief history of money
A plain-English tour of how money went from barter to paper backed by nothing.
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The Saturday Briefing: What is Bitcoin, actually?
Stocks calmed after the Fed while crypto stayed in extreme fear, and a plain-English answer to what Bitcoin actually is.
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The Saturday Briefing: Why DCA beats timing the market
A hot-inflation scare met a sharp oil reversal, and why DCA beats timing the market