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Profiting From a Harris or Trump Win: Truflation CEO Weekly Dispatch

Profiting From a Harris or Trump Win: Truflation CEO Weekly Dispatch

A Note from Founder & CEO - STEFAN RUST Greetings from Hong Kong. It’s been a productive few days, having just finished full sets of panels, talks, and meetings at Hong Kong FinTech Week and Chainlink's SmartCon. The background buzz amongst new financial gizmos and wizbangs is

US Q3 2024 GDP: Relentless Waves of Government Spending & a Demand-Driven Inflationary Market

US Q3 2024 GDP: Relentless Waves of Government Spending & a Demand-Driven Inflationary Market

By Oliver Rust, Truflation Head of Product The US economy posted another solid period of growth in the third quarter, with gross domestic product (GDP) advance estimates coming in at +2.8%, marginally below expectations of 3.1%. Consumer and federal government spending were the two biggest contributors propelling US

Two Can Play at that Game: China Unleashes Stimulus Package

Two Can Play at that Game: China Unleashes Stimulus Package

Two can play at that game as China unveils package to boost economy. Following the Fed’s .50 bps cut last week, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced a 0.5% cut to the Reserve Requirement Ratio (RRR) — the percentage of deposits banks are required to hold

Singapore & The Future: Truflation CEO Weekly Dispatch for 23 September 2024

Singapore & The Future: Truflation CEO Weekly Dispatch for 23 September 2024

A Note from our Founder & CEO - STEFAN RUST While our technical team was hard at work building the final components of the TSN, I was with our growth team in Singapore attending Token 2049, one of the largest Web3 events in Asia. We had meetings with some of

No More Follow-the-Leader: The Age of Central Banks Decoupling

No More Follow-the-Leader: The Age of Central Banks Decoupling

The global landscape of monetary policy has undergone a significant shift, with central banks around the world increasingly charting their own courses. This trend of decoupling has become even more pronounced following the Federal Reserve's surprising 50 basis point rate cut on September 18, 2024. The Fed'

Truflation Secures Arbitrum Grant to Accelerate DeFi Innovation and Create RWA Hedge Index

Truflation Secures Arbitrum Grant to Accelerate DeFi Innovation and Create RWA Hedge Index

Real-time financial data provider Truflation launched a Hedge Index for tracking Real World Assets (RWAs), powered by a grant from Arbitrum's RWA Innovation Grants Program (RWAIG). This two-month initiative, in partnership with Gitcoin, supports the development and integration of RWAs on the Arbitrum Layer-2 network. The program funds

Truflation: US Inflation Update June 2024

Truflation: US Inflation Update June 2024

Executive Summary Recent data continues to signal that the US economy may be cooling. While the labor market has remained resilient, it has shown signs of weakness, with the number of job openings holding steady in June compared to May, but down 1.2 million versus last year. We may

Truflation and Chirp Enter DePIN Partnership to Enhance Economic Metrics with Decentralized IoT Data

Product Updates

Truflation and Chirp Enter DePIN Partnership to Enhance Economic Metrics with Decentralized IoT Data

Truflation, the premier source for real-time financial data, entered a partnership with Chirp, one of the leading decentralized telecommunications networks. The collaboration will see so-called Internet of Things (IoT) data added to the Truflation Stream Network (TSN) of comprehensive economic data insights. Tim Kravchunovsky, Founder and CEO of Chirp, stressed,

Truflation US CPI Data to Power Frax Price Index

Product Updates

Truflation US CPI Data to Power Frax Price Index

Decentralized stablecoin project Frax Finance selected the Truflation CPI index as the oracle to provide inflation data to its inflation-linked stablecoin. Key takeaways: * Truflation oracles launching on Fraxtal: Truflation's real-time inflation and economic data will be available on Fraxtal, enabling builders to leverage it for innovative DeFi and

Shrinkflation: Sneaky Strategy in Times of Inflation

Shrinkflation: Sneaky Strategy in Times of Inflation

Inflation has long been the silent predator of consumers' wallets, stealthily eroding purchasing power over time. Yet, in the constant tug-of-war between companies' profit margins and consumers' budgets, a subtle tactic has emerged: shrinkflation. This ingenious strategy allows companies to maintain prices seemingly unchanged while reducing the

Danielle DiMartino Booth: The US is Already in Recession

Danielle DiMartino Booth: The US is Already in Recession

Former Fed insider Danielle DiMartino Booth (DDB) is a contrarian voice among economists. Part heterodox, part guru, she is totally unafraid to go against whatever perceived grain. It makes her takes refreshing ... even if you find yourself disagreeing. DDB is currently CEO and Chief Strategist out at QI Research, and

Ostium Macro Research Bites #6: Industrial Metals in the Electric Vehicles Sector

Ostium Macro Research Bites #6: Industrial Metals in the Electric Vehicles Sector

Truflation CEO Stefan Rust guest authored a piece for Ostium's Macro Research Bites series. Rust dives into industrial metals like lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel and palladium – many of which will soon be tradable as perpetuals on Ostium – and explore their significance to the growing Electric Vehicles sector. It’

$5 Trillion Reasons for Inevitable Migration of TradFi to Blockchain

$5 Trillion Reasons for Inevitable Migration of TradFi to Blockchain

JPMorgan and Citi want to enliven Wall Street through tokenizing assets on a blockchain. Elliot Han, head of digital assets at Cantor Fitzgerald, stressed, “Once you have these assets that are tokenized, there are so many different use cases for them.” A Bernstein analyst note in summer of last year

Truflation: US Inflation Update February 2024

Truflation US Inflation Update February 2024

Executive Summary The US economy is booming. The Q4 GDP growth estimate saw a marginal downward revision to 3.2%, but the composition of US GDP is stronger given the fact that the revisions reflect inventory investment, upgrades to consumer spending, and government investment. In addition, the Q1 GDP outlook

Truflation US Inflation Update February 2024

Truflation US Inflation Update February 2024

Are we seeing the start of stagflation? Recent signs of stickier inflation in the US have increased concerns that investors are perhaps too optimistic about the odds of a soft landing. The January PCE price index reading was in line with market expectations, while the CPI inflation figure came in

Raoul Pal Says You Have 6 Years to Get Rich Before Everything Changes

Raoul Pal: You Have 6 Years to Get Rich Before Everything Changes

"You have six years to make as much money as you can," Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal told Truflation CEO Stefan Rust, "because you have no understanding of what the world is going to look like [in the future]." The Real Vision CEO has a wry

The Role of DePIN in Shaping RWA Tokenization

The Role of DePIN in Shaping RWA Tokenization

The concept of tokenization has emerged as a dynamic financial force. By converting real-world assets (RWA) into digital tokens, tokenization promises increased liquidity, accessibility, and efficiency in various markets. However, the full potential of tokenization has yet to be realized, as it largely remains constrained by centralized systems and traditional

Exploring Electric Vehicle Market Trends and Outlook

Exploring Electric Vehicle Market Trends and Outlook

The electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing a remarkable surge, driven by a combination of factors ranging from technological advancements to shifting consumer preferences. So much so that ARK Invest focused on electric vehicles as one of its Big Ideas for 2023, saying that the exponential growth in this area

Sober Truth: $76,623.74 is Bitcoin's Real All-Time High, Inflation-Adjusted

Sober Truth: $76,623.74 is Bitcoin's Real All-Time High, Inflation-Adjusted

UPDATE 5 November 2024 🧵1/Bitcoin’s Real ATH is $76k +, Inflation Adjusted Back in early March, Truflation took $BTC price action as a teachable moment, pointing out how being denominated in USD had a distorting effect. pic.twitter.com/AOwGmJwmbZ — Truflation (@truflation) November 5, 2024 __ As of this writing,

The Future of Real-World Asset Tokenization: How Artificial Intelligence Will Drive Transformation

The Future of Real-World Asset Tokenization: How Artificial Intelligence Will Drive Transformation

Convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way we perceive and interact with assets. One of the most promising applications of this synergy is the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), a process that transforms physical assets into digital tokens on a blockchain. As AI continues to

Copper: A Versatile Commodity Shaping Industries

Copper: A Versatile Commodity Shaping Industries

Copper, an essential industrial metal, plays a pivotal role in various sectors, ranging from construction to electronics. Its versatile properties make it indispensable in modern society. Let's delve into the significance of copper, its uses, sourcing, geographical distribution, influence on the electric vehicle (EV) industry, and its potential

Why Truflation’s CPI number is lower than the BLS

Why Truflation’s CPI number is lower than the BLS

Ever since we launched Truflation’s flagship CPI index in 2021, there have been major discrepancies between the Truflation inflation number and the numbers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While at the beginning, data showed that inflation in the US was, in fact, much higher than what

Truflation Launches Electric Vehicle Commodity Index

Truflation Launches Electric Vehicle Commodity Index

The global electric vehicle market is projected to reach $623.3bn in revenue this year. EVs are becoming a key sector of the modern economy, and one that will only continue growing as governments across the globe introduce incentives aimed at reducing carbon emissions. To quantify the impact of this

Truflation Launches Big Mac Index for US & UK

Truflation Launches Big Mac Index for US & UK

Originating as a whimsical idea, the Truflation Big Mac Index (located on our CPI Dashboard in Data Feeds drop-down menu) transcends the sandwich's culinary origins to become a globally recognized economic gauge. The index is available for the United States and United Kingdom currently, but Truflation intends to

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

In behavioral economics and market psychology, few works resonate as profoundly as Charles Mackay's "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." Originally published in 1841, Mackay's seminal work remains a timeless exploration of human folly, irrationality, and the collective madness that often grips