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“Single Biggest Risk” Why the Fed Will Break the Economy | Peter St Onge

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Mar 31, 2026
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Peter St Onge
Peter St. Onge, a Heritage Foundation senior economist and Mises Institute fellow, unpacks why freezing Russian central bank assets shook dollar dominance. He explores oil-driven Fed risks, petrodollar pressures, and how Bitcoin and gold could react when geopolitical tensions ease. He also examines AI narratives, housing lock-in from low mortgages, and why Fed panic over oil is a major economic threat.
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INSIGHT

Every $10 Of Oil Cuts GDP And Lifts Inflation

  • Oil price hikes mechanically slow GDP and raise inflation; Deutsche estimated ~$10/barrel equals ~0.2% GDP and ~0.33% inflation impact.
  • Peter links a ~ $30 oil rise to the ~0.7% GDP decline the Fed's indicators saw after the war started.
INSIGHT

Hot Money Swapped Gold For Bitcoin During The War

  • War-driven hot money rotates between gold, silver, and Bitcoin rather than reflecting pure debasement trades.
  • Peter St Onge says tourists flushed gold/silver early in the war while hot money shifted into Bitcoin, explaining their divergent moves.
ADVICE

Monitor War Duration For Market Reversals

  • Watch war duration: a short war likely reverts markets to pre-war trends, including rate cut expectations and investment inflows.
  • Peter advises that if the conflict ends quickly, growth stocks, Bitcoin, and silver should rebound toward prior trajectories.
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