Bitcoin rallied on cheaper gas while Americans expect rents to surge 8.3%

There's a question buried in this week's US economic data that sounds simple but is surprisingly hard to answer: when Americans spend more money, does that mean they're buying more, or just paying more for the same stuff? Those are completely different things, and it's important to tell them apart. If people are buying more, […] The post Bitcoin rallied on c...
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