by Cole Gottlieb | Jun 26, 2022 | Blog
Greetings, Fed Chair Powell testifies. Home prices hit a record. Gas tax holiday on the table. FDIC proposes raising insurance assessments. Cleo raises $80Mn. Auto loan delinquencies on the rise. Circle keeps hiring. Klarna valuation could fall by two-thirds. BlockFi...
by Cole Gottlieb | Jun 19, 2022 | Blog
Greetings, The Fed raises rates by 0.75%. Officials acknowledge unemployment may rise. Abra partners with Amex on crypto card. Crypto lender Celsius freezes withdrawals. Coinbase and BlockFi do layoffs. Chase leverages data advantage. TD gives customers more repayment...
by Cole Gottlieb | Jun 12, 2022 | Blog
Greetings, Inflation is expected to moderate but remain elevated. Q2 GDP estimates weaken. Consumer credit surges. A bipartisan crypto bill gains steam. Custodia sues over Fed account access. Proper raises $4.3Mn. Apple enters the BNPL wars. Checkout.com to facilitate...
by Cole Gottlieb | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog
Greetings, Demand for workers remains high. Home prices lodge record gains. Turmoil in mortgage-backed bond market. Circle asks the Fed not to launch a CBDC. California ruling opens auto lenders to more liability. Viola Credit raises $700Mn fund. Tandym raises $60Mn...
by Cole Gottlieb | May 29, 2022 | Blog
Greetings, The Fed is committed to taming inflation. But rate hikes alone may not be enough to slow housing prices in the face of strong fundamentals. The CFPB is re-focusing on “competition” as a key vector to drive innovation. But the agency faces an existential...
