Fed Watch - Central Banks Update Q1 2021 - FED 48

Published: April 7, 2021, 5:58 p.m.

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In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine\u2019s\xa0Fed Watch\xa0podcast, Christian Keroles and Ansel Lindner reminisce about the year on the podcast so far and cover recent developments from the major central banks of the world.

There have been so many great guests on\xa0Fed Watch\xa0this year so far that span a unique swath of bitcoin and macro. If you haven\u2019t listened to these past episodes, subscribe and check out the back catalog. This year\u2019s list of guests includes Max Kaiser, Nik Bhatia, Michael Lebowitz, Elliot Johnson, Mark Moss, Greg Foss, and Daniel Prince.

Fed Watch\xa0has established itself as the bitcoin podcast which goes past the surface arguments about the monetary system, uncovering uncomfortable topics and diving deeply into how bitcoin will reshape that system. The main part of this episode is summarizing central bank related news for the last month, particularly the People\u2019s Bank of China (PBOC), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Federal Reserve.

Articles mentioned in the episode

China Digital Yuan Will Co-Exist With Alipay, WeChat, PBOC Says\xa0https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-25/china-digital-yuan-will-co-exist-with-alipay-wechat-pboc-says

China Asks Banks to Curtail Credit for Rest of Year\xa0https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/china-is-said-to-ask-banks-to-curtail-credit-for-rest-of-year

ECB tries to dispel myths about CBDC\xa0https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/37744/ecb-bids-to-bust-cbdc-myths

Lagarde Says Market Can Test ECB Resolve as Much as It Wants\xa0https://archive.ph/SyLZK

Treasury General Account balance\xa0https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WTREGEN

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Written by Ansel Lindner

Economist, author and bitcoin specialist. Find more from Ansel at the Bitcoin & Markets podcast (bitcoinandmarkets.com), the\xa0BitcoinDictionary.cc, and macro blog Bitcoin & Markets Research (BTCM.co).