In this episode, Nik brings us a timely update on the path of interest rates in the United States, including a look at Treasury yields and the yield curve, an exploration into the "Trump trade" of a yield curve steepener, the latest with Fed cut expectations, and some bitcoin valuation analysis. Make sure you get your mortgage refinance applications ready, as rates are coming down. The Bitcoin Layer is proud to be sponsored by Unchained, the leader in Bitcoin financial services. Unchained empowers you to take full control of your Bitcoin with a collaborative multisig vault, where you hold two of three keys, and benefit from a Bitcoin security partner. Purchase Bitcoin directly into your cold storage vault and eliminate exchange risks with Unchained's Trading Desk. Unchained also offers the best IRA product in the industry, allowing you to easily roll over old 401(k)s or IRAs into Bitcoin while keeping control of your keys.Don’t pay more taxes than you have to. Talk to us today. Visit https://unchained.com/tbl?utm_campaig... and use code TBL for $100 off when you create an account. Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube. Subscribe to TBL’s research letter: https://thebitcoinlayer.com/subscribe Follow TBL on X: / thebitcoinlayer Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform. Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg The Bitcoin Layer is a bitcoin and global macroeconomic research firm. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice. Block Height 852781 #thebitcoinlayer Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #InterestRates #TreasuryYields #YieldCurve #TrumpTrade #FedCutExpectations #BitcoinValuation #MortgageRefinance #GlobalEconomy #GlobalMacroUpdate #FedRateCuts #FederalReserve #TreasuryYields #StockMarket #BitcoinVolatility #CPIInflation #FallingRents #EconomicUpdate #MarketInsights #RateCuts #Inflation #StockStrength #MacroEconomics #FinancialMarkets #InterestRates #EconomicTrends #SeptemberRateCuts #MarketVolatility #Bloomberg #Macroeconomic #Analysis #Charts #Tradingview #InvestmentStrategy #MarketWatch #StockMarket #PassiveInvesting #IndexFunds #FinancialMarkets #MarketWatch #FreeMarkets #Markets #USTreasury #TreasuryBills #BalanceSheet #FED #Debt #Inflation #Statistic #Rates #Interest #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Learn #Teach #Teacher #Blockchain #Mining #BitcoinMining #macro Chapters: 00:00:00 - Global Coordination of Central Bank Policies 00:03:41 - Bitcoin Financial Services Unchained 00:07:25 - The Market's Prediction of Rate Cuts 00:10:54 - The Importance of Listening to Treasury Yields 00:14:11 - The Lag of Policy Rates 00:17:43 - Rate cuts and easing policy debates 00:21:06 - The Stock Market Rally and its Impact on Bitcoin 00:24:43 - The FED and Cutting Rates 00:28:02 - The Relationship Between Treasury Yield and Funding

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