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Sunday, 20 September 2026 · No. 171

ZeroHedge argues QE era ends under Warsh framework

Lead story · economy — 'Princes Of The Dollar': Why QE Is Over (ZeroHedge)

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Bitcoin trades around 80,400 dollars with exchange balances building after recent inflows, while profitable holders continue to sell into steady bids. The Fed's September hike to the 3.75-4 percent range and median dots at 4.1 percent by year-end have lifted short yields and kept the 10-year near 5 percent, tightening dollar liquidity without resolving energy-driven inflation.[1][2]

Oil above 100 dollars and rising from Red Sea supply risks adds persistent cost pressure that higher rates alone cannot offset. The market prices restricted policy as durable, yet Treasury supply continues to clear only at those elevated levels. Whether buyers absorb the next round of selling without a deeper pullback remains the open variable.

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The one-day outcome saw Bitcoin rise 1.3 % to 81,521, contradicting the briefing’s implied downside pressure. The modest rally occurred despite unchanged macro conditions, indicating that short-term flows and the 50-week MA reclaim temporarily outweighed the liquidity squeeze narrative.

Lesson: Short-term price action can decouple from macro narratives when technical or flow-driven catalysts intervene, so always calibrate the expected time horizon of the thesis.

The Fear & Greed index over 90 days: 71, greed.
The Fear & Greed index over 90 days: 71, greed.
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Liquidity tightens while supply risks compound.

Monday · The price of money

The 10-year real yield is 2.61%.

Holding cash beats holding nothing again: money has a positive real return, which is the environment every long-duration asset has to argue against. Bitcoin has spent 24% of its life in the opposite regime.

10Y REAL YIELD
2.61%
DAYS NEGATIVE
1,397
SHARE OF HISTORY
23.7%
SINCE
2010-07-18

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