This week Cato CMFA --------------------------------- Media Highlights: - Nick Anthony on CBDCs, Financial Surveillance and the Fight for the Future of Money - Nick Anthony buff.ly/Yx1b7ey - "How Trump Sparked a New Era of State Capitalism,” is cited on Pacifica Radio’s

Congratulations Javier Milei. As Ian Vasquez has documented, Milei's deregulatory & monetary/fiscal restraint agenda is setting conditions for enduring growth. Let's hope further reforms can entrench macroeconomic stability & inoculate against currency crises. cato.org/free-society/f…

I literally wrote the paper on how to do this (check the date). It has been introduced in legislation half a dozen times and several regulatory changes were based on its recommendations.

If you have any interest in how the government is violating your financial privacy and 4th amendment rights, you have to check out Nick Anthony's Substack. He breaks down the uses for cryptocurrency, the dangers of CBDCs, intrusions of privacy, and much more.

“One of my favorite things to come out of this space is that more people than ever are asking, ‘What is money? What is privacy? What is sovereignty?’ It’s through that curiosity that people see what’s at stake." - Nick Anthony ccn.com/education/cryp…

How Federal Policy Locked Homeowners—and the Housing Market—in Place cato.org/blog/how-feder… via Cato Institute

"If policymakers want a healthier housing market, they should start by abolishing GSE guarantees and allowing more private competition to set loan terms and housing prices." - @NorbertJMichel & Jerome Famularo cato.org/blog/how-feder…

As the FOMC meets to discuss the interest rate target, Norbert J. Michel and I discuss political pressure on the Fed, recent monetary policy developments, and fixes on this week’s Cato Institute podcast. Listen here: cato.org/multimedia/cat…

the lock-in effect is partially caused by unintended consequences of other federal policies, the lessons of which suggest federal policy needs to be more hands-off rather than more involved in trying to fix housing problems. cato.org/blog/how-feder… via Cato Institute

I very controversially think the flourishing of children matters more than the flourishing of crackheads and fent zombies

Here's a little Bank Secrecy Act Q&A, with Nick Anthony cato.org/blog/bank-secr… via Cato Institute

CBDCs are not restricted to authoritarian states. Cato Institute's Nick Anthony worked with Human Rights Foundation (HRF) to develop their CBDC tracker, which reveals how many countries (regardless of political systems) are currently pursuing CBDCs. cbdctracker.hrf.org/home

With so many great questions at our event marking the 55th anniversary of the Bank Secrecy Act, Nick Anthony thought he'd take a moment to address some of the questions that didn’t get answered on stage. buff.ly/hXLfqut

The Fed just lowered its target for the Federal Funds Rate by 25 bps to 3.75% to 4%. However, recent economic data suggests the Fed should have increased its rate target. Jai Kedia explains why the Fed should follow a rule when setting monetary policy. cato.org/blog/economic-…

Inflation is now over 3% based on virtually any metric you look at. There was even less justification for a rate cut this month than September. Economic evidence supports Schmid’s dissent much more than Miran’s.

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The government-backed fixed-rate mortgage is an outdated artifact that locks families into a fragile and inefficient design. @NorbertJMichel & Jerome Famularo explain how the unintended consequences of government policies caused the "lock in effect"⬇️cato.org/blog/how-feder…

On the Cato Institute podcast, Jai Kedia says moving to DC has opened his eyes to just how invasive politics can be. He says how it has been "quite shocking" to see how much politicians both "blame and credit" the Federal Reserve. cato.org/multimedia/cat…

EEUU 🇺🇸 | La desviación de la misión limitada de la Reserva Federal hacia áreas politizadas solo sirve para distraer al banco central de sus funciones básicas de política monetaria. Jai Kedia y Jerome Famularo ✍️ elcato.org/los-reguladore…

Financial privacy has been non-existent for too long. Congress has pursued ever-increasing financial surveillance over Americans' privacy for 55 years now. It’s time for a change. Nick Anthony reveals what can be done to end this privacy abuse. buff.ly/VB9PyBU