Crypto, Markets
February 21, 2019
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Elon Musk Suggests Fed Minutes Should Be Released as Memecoins

Analysts panic as liquidity depends on Elon’s mood. Musk’s Latest Monetary Mischief In a late-night post on X, Elon Musk suggested that the U.S. Federal Reserve should stop publishing its meeting minutes in PDF format and instead mint them as memecoins. “People don’t read 30-page reports,” Musk wrote. “But they will trade Doge-style Fed tokens.” […]

Markets
August 20, 2017
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Fed Accidentally Live-Streams Rate Decisions on Twitch

Viewers spam “raise rates, bro” in chat before Jerome Powell rage-quits. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A New Kind of Transparency The U.S. Federal Reserve stunned financial markets this week after mistakenly broadcasting its internal interest rate meeting live on Twitch, the popular video game streaming platform. Instead of the usual polished press […]

Markets
August 13, 2017
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Economists Discover GDP Growth Correlates With Cat Video Uploads

Data suggests felines are hidden drivers of the global economy. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst The Discovery That Shocked Economists A team of researchers at a global think tank published findings this week that sent shockwaves through the financial world: GDP growth strongly correlates with the number of cat videos uploaded online. According […]

Markets
May 14, 2017
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Central Banks Consider Printing Money on Banana Peels

Officials say biodegradable notes boost sustainability. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A Slippery Innovation In an unusual experiment with global finance, central banks announced they are exploring banana peels as the future medium for banknotes. Officials claim the organic material will make currency biodegradable, sustainable, and “more connected to the daily lives of […]

Markets
April 10, 2017
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WTO Accidentally Declares Pineapple Pizza an International Reserve Asset

Italy vows to leave trade talks unless toppings are removed. A Culinary Currency Crisis In what may be the strangest clerical error in history, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has accidentally listed pineapple pizza as an official international reserve asset. The mistake appeared in a 600-page trade policy document, where “gold, foreign exchange, and pineapple […]

Markets
April 06, 2017
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Fed Announces New Stimulus Via Roblox Gift Cards

Global leaders split on whether kids should lead the recovery. Emily Carter | Macro & Digital Economy Analyst Contact: emily@lesbontelegraph.com The Big Announcement The United States Federal Reserve shocked global markets this week unveiling its newest stimulus program. Instead of the usual trillion-dollar bond-buying spree or complex quantitative easing, the Fed declared that all stimulus […]

Markets
April 14, 2016
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Crypto Influencer Claims He Can Predict Markets Using Astrological Charts

Thousands invest after Mercury goes into retrograde. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A Cosmic Revelation The crypto world is no stranger to bold predictions, but this week, one influencer took market forecasting to the stars literally. Known to his millions of followers as “AstroDegen,” the self-styled financial astrologer announced that Bitcoin and altcoin […]

Markets
March 13, 2016
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Economists Replace CPI With “Clowns Per Inflation” Index

Markets react as cost of laughter rises faster than cost of living. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst The Old Metric Retired For decades, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was the gold standard for tracking inflation across the globe. But in an unprecedented announcement this week, economists from the International Bureau of Statistics confirmed […]

Markets
March 13, 2015
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Inflation Calculator Updated to Include Avocado Toast Index

The price of brunch is now the official measure of economic pain. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A New Economic Yardstick In a move that reflects the cultural power of brunch, economists announced that inflation metrics will now include the Avocado Toast Index. The index tracks the rising cost of café-style avocado toast […]