On May 12, Texas announced that they were introducing a bill to ban the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in their state by the 88th legislature. According to the draftees, CBDC is a bad idea. A Central Bank Digital Currency is the digital form of a country’s fiat currency. CBDC
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual inflation in the United States for April came in at 4.9%, which was lower than the consensus estimate of 5%. In addition, after increasing by 5.6% in March, the annual core inflation rate declines to 5.5% in April. As a consequence,
The North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a bill, “HB690,” that prohibits individuals from using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to make payments to the state. The legislation also prohibits the Federal Reserve from using North Carolina as a potential testing ground for its own CBDC pilot. The bill
This year, the price of Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap, has surged more than 73%. The Bitcoin price rally resulted from the ongoing banking crisis and macroeconomic concerns in the US. Also, the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is expected to have
Following March’s disappointing Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed Thursday that the PPI for final demand fell 0.5% in March. A 0.1% increase in the PPI was predicted for March, therefore the 0.5% increase was unexpected. Inflation as measured by the PPI in March
Compared to February, when prices grew by 0.4%, the CPI increased by 0.1% in March 2023 after seasonal adjustments were made. Inflation statistics for March showed an annual rise in the all-items index of 5.0% before seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2023 had recently been issued
FedNow is an initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank for a new, enriched payment service. The announcement is about launching this payment service in the upcoming July 2023. It is one of several services of the Federal Reserve, including FedWire, a credit transfer service, and FedACH, an automated clearing house.
According to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a digital dollar issued by the Federal Reserve would be a danger to financial independence in the United States, in light of the recent FedNow announcement. The probable presidential candidate of 2024 claims that the government may use a CBDC for evil purposes, including
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have accused the Federal Reserve (Fed) of seeking to use a proposed digital dollar to “control” Americans’ finances. According to Ron, using the new US digital dollar allows the Government to block transactions such as buying riffles or filling
There was a 0.3% rise in U.S. inflation as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index in February. This follows a report from the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Market participants had expected a reading closer to 0.4%. Core PCE increased by 4.6% over the last
