What They’re Hiding About the Economy | Natalie Brunell with Danielle DiMartino Booth

In this episode of Coin Stories, Natalie Brunell talks with Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO of Chief Strategist of QI Research and former Fed advisor, breaking down what's really going on with the U.S. economy.

They discuss:
- The "silent recession" crushing the Middle Class
- Why people earning $150k feel poor
- The truth about recent economy data points, tariff impacts and inflation
- Fiscal dominance
- What will happen if the Fed lowers interest rates in September?
- Has Danielle changed her perspective on Bitcoin?

Danielle is the author of "FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve Is Bad for America." Subscribe to QI Research: https://quillintelligence.com. Follow Danielle DiMartino Booth on X at https://x.com/DiMartinoBooth

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*IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE*
00:00 The Truth About the U.S. Economy
2:42 Silent Recession: What the Media Won’t Say
5:19 DiMartino Booth’s Message to Trump
6:28 Gemini Orange Bitcoin Credit Card
7:00 Bitwise
7:29 Ledn Bitcoin-backed Loans
7:48 Rich vs. Poor: Economic Warning Signs
10:09 Fixing America’s Middle Class Crisis
13:41 What’s Coming for the U.S. Economy?
15:08 The Truth About Fiscal Dominance
16:04 Who’s Funding All This Liquidity?
17:48 Jerome Powell’s Hard Hat Moment
19:20 Next Interest Rate Cut? Here’s When
20:28 Retail Investors Are Pouring In—But Why?
21:42 Casa Business
22:12 Bitkey
22:32 The Bitcoin Way
22:54 Speed.app
23:11 Inflation Update: What the Numbers Reveal
25:38 401k Moves and the Liquidity Pipeline
30:33 Economic Crash Coming? Or Can It Hold?
32:17 Gold: Still a Must‑Have Investment?
33:44 Not Sold on Bitcoin? Here’s Why
35:25 Big Rate Cuts Coming? Fed Forecast
36:52 Fed Up: DiMartino Booth Takes on the Fed
38:32 Will the Dollar Be Backed by Gold Again?
39:07 New Monetary Order Incoming? What’s Changing
41:33 Powell Resignation Rumors: What’s Real?
42:04 Advice for Young People Right Now
43:17 Worse Before Better? Danielle’s Outlook

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QI Research https://quillintelligence.com/

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Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/
Editor: Silas Foley

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