<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:48:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/boj/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The End-Game: Japanese 30-Year Bond Yield Goes Parabolic, Exceeding 3.1%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of understanding the value proposition of cryptocurrency involves realizing the flaws in traditional financial (TradFi), and its unsustainable foundation. TradFi's model only works if the real economy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@brennanhm/the-end-game-japanese-30-year-bond-yield-goes-parabolic-exceeding-31percent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@brennanhm/the-end-game-japanese-30-year-bond-yield-goes-parabolic-exceeding-31percent</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brennanhm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 01:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4D1vKu1fLBLz8v5WiiySCBkoDvDMVsdnqnHxJDMuc1Ss8vnbbBu6pwMksbPzpt7Ygp1XAA9jjBTKM6Z4Khw3q3PwJFigg2LJhW5iT8XJ6ZYAP6ajVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most CBDCs Are Not Close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last week, another member of Hive and I discussed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and what is happening. Much of this stems from the online posts that the Fed and Bank of Japan are about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/most-cbdcs-are-not-close</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/most-cbdcs-are-not-close</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[taskmaster4450]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:30:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLS8gsPqbAhHKzXBuEw8jaKDs1Ne2WJ8hjw3nmbgEE5sq6QUp3ZA2iV5BYp1kS9aCDettYty9MW6UYZK4S2a8UXiWJJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Own more than you actually have]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before getting into crypto, many of us paid little attention to how the current financial world operates. I, for one, didn't know much about fractional reserves banking or derivatives in the market. You'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@enforcer48/own-more-than-you-actually-have</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@enforcer48/own-more-than-you-actually-have</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[enforcer48]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5hZSkTyqnVfAH8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boom 
Within hours of making a mini blog about the dangers of central  ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boom Within hours of making a mini blog about the dangers of central banks the #BOJ starts a currency war with the #US Check out my post #leofinance Hyper Inflation Death Of A Nation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shakavon/vz42q7ykb2fqmflsyjf4j8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shakavon/vz42q7ykb2fqmflsyjf4j8</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shakavon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5x5edYbSK27kqYVwKavGaxQq1JW2G1wjg7e2XDVLB978HWckTv45bsUkJEHZo9dcQwgT6DppQLstDdgGfE6SVEdeRYnDEVv6Vce5yvwtgcoQa5Rr4Rc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan Gives Up On A CBDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third largest economy is not going to have a CBDC. At least that is the plan for now. In this video I discuss the recent announcement that the Bank of Japan has done away with the idea of a CBDC. It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/uycsmyxj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/uycsmyxj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[taskmaster4450]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjVfY3f9ZLe8VJUsxuxkUa8YU91ousVewujWgiLvSZAzYtDjFDpUN98A8ySEseYTXhqN7dsSiq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan Goes Full Weimar.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#BOJ #QE #Hyperinflation #YCC #JGB #bonds #Italy #ECB #gold #dollar #QE #PIIGS Today we will look at how the Bank of Japan has had to massively increase its purchases of JGBs or Japanese Government Bonds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-goes-full-weimar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-goes-full-weimar</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGLJpnc6kU94xYchjXDASZp29vUNCiQe734?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan Sacrifices Yen To Keep JGB Ponzi Scheme Going.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Japan #YEN #BOJ #JGB #bonds #YCC #dollar #hyperinflation #gold #stockmarket #fiatcurrency #inflation Today we will look at the Bank of Japan's decision to keep interest rates negative and also keep printing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-sacrifices-yen-to-keep-jgb-ponzi-scheme-going</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-sacrifices-yen-to-keep-jgb-ponzi-scheme-going</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eP8x9j1EPHNnbFbzeuSWMLzphxmFVCHm1WN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan Sends Yen On a Kamikaze Mission to Bail Out the Fed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Yen #Japan #BOJ #dollar #Fed #BIS #JGB #yields #Treasuries #QE #inflation #markets Today we will cover the latest decision by the Bank of Japan to continue its extremely loose monetary policy of QE and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-sends-yen-on-a-kamikaze-mission-to-bail-out-the-fed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-sends-yen-on-a-kamikaze-mission-to-bail-out-the-fed</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eF9rAqKKoKHtEY1prZGj76v3DGv54uq4DP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen Looks Like the First Major Currency Domino to Topple.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#yen #Japan #BOJ #dollar #Fed #gold #silver #bonds #yields #markets #stocks #inflation Today we will look at the Japanese yen and the major government bond markets. The yen has been in meltdown mode of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/yen-looks-like-the-first-major-currency-domino-to-topple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/yen-looks-like-the-first-major-currency-domino-to-topple</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7vkxiCqez8LLQa1dS2MY2cEym7hRvMTfRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan-like Debt Monetisation Coming Our Way. Says Weston Nakamura of Real Vision Finance.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Japan #BOJ #Abenomics #QE #YCC #Fed #dollar #JGB #Treasury #bonds #markets #debt #ECB #deflation #inflation Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Weston Nakamura of Real Vision Finance. Weston is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-like-debt-monetisation-coming-our-way-says-weston-nakamura-of-real-vision-finance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/bank-of-japan-like-debt-monetisation-coming-our-way-says-weston-nakamura-of-real-vision-finance</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCLUuTSSna3t7YwDXq2bdiQCAeTmnxjMpBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Bank of Japan Bail Out the World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[#BOJ #Kuroda #JGB #Bonds #yields #Yen #CarryTrade #QE #dollar #gold #FED #ECB #stimulus #YCC Video Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Yen carry trade and Weston Nakamura 02:53 Abenomics 04:08 Nikkei and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/can-the-bank-of-japan-bail-out-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/can-the-bank-of-japan-bail-out-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7s8Jk1DJAPSUiZUnwdcMSX4wPsXs5jesqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen Carry Trade Keeping Risk Assets Afloat for Now.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Yen #BOJ #dollar #JPY #Forex #Japan #Fed #Inflation #stocks #bonds #markets #interestrates #CPI Video Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:55 Japan and the Yen Carry Trade 13:02 U.K. CPI and RPI data (inflation)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/yen-carry-trade-keeping-risk-assets-afloat-for-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/yen-carry-trade-keeping-risk-assets-afloat-for-now</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:01:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Repression and Not Tapering Is the Central Banker's Policy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Fed #ECB #BOJ #taper #QE #stockmarket #inflation #hyperinflation #dollar #gold #silver Today we will look at why the major central banks of the world are trapped and will not be able to successfully taper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/financial-repression-and-not-tapering-is-the-central-banker-s-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/markets/@maneco64/financial-repression-and-not-tapering-is-the-central-banker-s-policy</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dumSedpzW672yv9NURTwWLHF3ZcKeCQNEWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed and the ECB Have Put the World On the Cusp of the Crack-Up Boom.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#FED #ECB #BOJ #money #credit #hyperinfaltion #currency #QE #deflation #collapse #hardassets #commodities Today we will look at what Ludwig von Mises called the Crack-Up Boom or hyperinflationary collapse.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/the-fed-and-the-ecb-have-put-the-world-on-the-cusp-of-the-crack-up-boom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/the-fed-and-the-ecb-have-put-the-world-on-the-cusp-of-the-crack-up-boom</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6jrxbv27RdWGrg8jgfexkfgdeKacxVg2DL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Banks Are Crypto Investors' Greatest Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Beloved friends work in this building. Thank you for everything you've done for us! I don't get cryptoheads piling on central bankers. That's stupid. The crypto revolution involves one of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@reonarudo/central-banks-are-crypto-investors-greatest-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@reonarudo/central-banks-are-crypto-investors-greatest-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[reonarudo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3LxrHFUF5NKfSi5E22ZqWhy4AFtPuvuS79yXQ9GtybfgnmpL6qP27DdBYSHfaJBTVD6foDPFzPySWNR4Woy7gdQk3vT7PNXS2ZCe9Hj1GNtWEJ9W26dbiVuF6feRyiaGNyU3fZrkDzRqgApe2VmJHZJUvjkdcCSMS9bnscGC1ABRx6fwBcLfxP4C8kd2mc1GuLYhebdWWq7tVVMavx6aEhdaPYy7cgVzNNiy2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank Balance Sheets And What That Means For Cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[How large are the largest central bank balance sheets? Here's the Federal Reserve: $7.15 trillion dollars Source: Here's the European Central Bank (no chart because of copyright): Source: €6.78 trillion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@markkujantunen/central-bank-balance-sheets-and-what-that-means-for-cryptocurrencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@markkujantunen/central-bank-balance-sheets-and-what-that-means-for-cryptocurrencies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[markkujantunen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh9BqmbSGMSW5xcWuqvenZ4BtxhWPtGVoMxTsLXXCAjcD3X2op7ycZiKEWKb5o5QuhLyQSE5HUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE MOST FLEXIBLE INFLATION OF THE FED]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday in a speech at a meeting Jackson Hole Annual Economic Symposium, announced significant changes in the Fed's inflation strategy, saying it is willing to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptosimplify/the-most-flexible-inflation-of-the-fed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptosimplify/the-most-flexible-inflation-of-the-fed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptosimplify]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 00:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVwA19Kkas5mzEzn35mxtk1JAso247obL2cC9gMy99WmPnfp3nnusnLEHSZET4qMXKt3htoKJBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[日銀がデジタル通貨グループ設置、野村とSBIがセキュリティトークン事業で連携]]></title><description><![CDATA[日本でブロックチェーンが活発に！ 7月20日、日本銀行は、決済機構局決済システム課に「デジタル通貨グループ」を設置した。 三井住友銀行は21日、ブロックチェーン技術を活用した「Contour」と「Komgo」（コンゴ）の取引プラットフォームに参加すると発表した。]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105425/@puncakbukit/sbi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105425/@puncakbukit/sbi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105425]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puncakbukit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:18:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V92JrXEStLNVySadkgyywtBBjmuxCdWLdmXBib5SGT6QoH9RzpnDWKEo7oFuYTZzKAi39NCzATHWq1CPLDrS9o26RDwC2dzAaRo2a6kcedp8KenDropgd37NUPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Extraordinary Popular Delusion of Central Banking.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#federalreserve #boe #boj #ecb #centralbanking #fiatcurrency #inflation #moneyprinting #debt #markets Today I look at an old classic by Charles Mackay in the study of mass or mob psychology and how it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@maneco64/the-extraordinary-popular-delusion-of-central-banking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@maneco64/the-extraordinary-popular-delusion-of-central-banking</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQLdFqoE9EPx7Zu3P5eogPC6qV6g78Sdwre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan takes additional steps to stabilize market in an emergency meeting on Monday ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan is awaited to acquire other steps to balance the markets and minimize the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak in an emergency meeting on Monday. They were connected with other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bankofjapan/@coinstore/news-u4j2ut2i19b-p2bi10k3ng7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bankofjapan/@coinstore/news-u4j2ut2i19b-p2bi10k3ng7</guid><category><![CDATA[bankofjapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coinstore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:50:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>