The US is about to release the January PCE price index, with core PCE expected to increase 3.1% year-over-year, marking the largest increase since 2024, significantly exceeding the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target. Due to different weighting of items, CPI and PCE have shown divergence in trends, and PCE's "moderate" convention is also being challenged, which may affect the Federal Reserve's monetary policy in the future.
The U.S. government recently revealed that the initial six days of the U.S.-Iran conflict cost $11.3 billion, which is equivalent to approximately 48.9% of its Bitcoin holdings. Converting this expenditure into Bitcoin amounts to approximately 160,443 BTC, and at this spending rate, existing Bitcoin reserves could only support approximately 12.3 days of expenditures. The White House emphasized that Bitcoin reserves must not be sold, and pointed out that massive government spending could trigger inflation, further driving up demand for Bitcoin.
Robert Kiyosaki warned that the largest stock market crash in history could occur around 2026, which is related to structural issues that have persisted since the 2008 financial crisis. His recommended hedge assets include gold, silver, bitcoin, ethereum, and oil to counter market volatility. Despite his mixed track record of predictions, it has still drawn widespread attention to financial stability concerns.