About this episode

Will Carr and XRP Mickle discuss macroeconomic trends, the Federal Reserve's policy changes, and the intersection of AI and crypto.

Are current stock market highs a real sign of structural growth, or are we floating in a macroeconomic bubble? In this episode of Will Carr Speaks, host Will Carr sits down with macroeconomic analyst and crypto expert XRP Mickle to dissect the hidden gears driving global trade, inflation indexes, and the monetary system. They dive into why the Federal Reserve under Chairman Kevin Warsh is shifting away from forward guidance and how the central bank adjusts economic indexes to enforce its policy goals. Together, they explore the geopolitical impact of the Iran conflict, the shifting oil market, and the massive convergence of AI, robotics, and blockchain. Whether you are tracking the crypto market or looking to understand how autonomous AI agents will soon dominate financial transactions, this conversation strips away the chart hype to look at the raw data of our economic future.MAIN TOPICS COVERED: The Death of Forward Guidance: Analyzing Chairman Kevin Warsh’s shift away from predictive clues for future interest rate cuts or hikes. Index Manipulation: How the Federal Reserve recalibrates and weights metrics like housing and energy to justify monetary policy. Geopolitical Oil…

Topics covered

• macroeconomics
• crypto
• Federal Reserve policy
• geopolitical impact
• AI and blockchain
• inflation
• oil market

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