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The Mixed Signals Economy: The Breakdown Weekly Recap

Jobless claims are down, coronavirus cases are up and the markets simply don’t know what to do.

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Jobless claims are down, coronavirus cases are up and the markets simply don’t know what to do.

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On The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap, NLW explores:

  • The final tally on the TikTok Doge viral campaign
  • The growing geopolitical tension between China and the U.S. and where it’s manifesting
  • Positive economic indicators in reduced jobless claims
  • Negative economic indicators in growing COVID-19 cases and deaths
  • Why bitcoin is moving sideways
  • Why Treasury yields are down
  • Why gold is up

This week on The Breakdown:

Monday | China Stocks Surge and NYC Real Estate Craters: 5 Stories Shaping Markets Today

Tuesday | Central Banks Cannot Print Jobs: Understanding Real Economic Recovery, Feat. Daniel Lacalle

Wednesday | TikTok Let the Doge Out: Why TikTok Doge Is Everything About 2020 Finance in One Story

Thursday | Inequality, Social Chaos, Bankruptcy Rallies: The Best Insights From FinTwit June 2020

Friday | You Can’t Fight Outrage Culture With More Outrage, Feat. Michael Krieger

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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