FTM 499: Silver, Bitcoin, and the Fed
From Follow the Money: Master the Markets, Build Wealth, and Achieve Financial Freedom by Follow the Money Podcast
December 3, 2025 · 40 min
About this episode
Jerry discusses the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting, interest rate expectations, and market dynamics involving silver and Bitcoin.
In this episode of the Follow the Money podcast, Jerry breaks down the Federal Reserve’s upcoming December meeting and why he expects a 25 basis point rate cut. He also explains the end of quantitative tightening, the concerns around Fed independence, and the possible return of future QE. Jerry also covers silver’s fresh all time high, Bitcoin’s recent weakness, and the growing tension in Venezuela as the United States positions itself around the world’s largest oil reserves.
People in this episode
Host: Jerry
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- interest rates
- quantitative easing
- silver
- Bitcoin
- Venezuela
- oil reserves
Keywords
- Federal Reserve
- rate cut
- quantitative tightening
- silver
- Bitcoin
- Venezuela
- oil reserves
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Reserve
Products: silver, Bitcoin
Places: Venezuela, United States, oil reserves
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