The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Powell: “How Little We Understand About Inflation”

A macro recap of the past week.

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ABOUT

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.

On today’s episode, NLW looks at:

  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments on inflation at the ECB conference.
  • The latest recession indicators.
  • Manufacturing declines.
  • Turmoil in the housing market.
  • And more!

See also: Do Rate Hikes Matter? Bitcoin Traders Learn How Fed Moves Markets in Twitter Era

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

Nathaniel Whittemore