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Actions by Germany's BayLDA against the decentralized identification project World, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, reveal the state’s push to monopolize the collection and storage of personal data, particularly sensitive biometric information.

On October 10, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the inflation data for September, with the year-over-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropping from 2.5% to 2.4%, moving closer to the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.

• Growth in economic activity has slowed down. • Job gains have decelerated, yet unemployment rates remain low. • The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient. • Stricter financial and credit conditions for households and businesses may influence economic activity, hiring, and inflation. • The target inflation rate of 2% remains a constant goal.

Current Bitcoin market trends are fueling optimism among investors. David Puell, Research Associate at ARK Invest, predicts significant growth in Bitcoin’s value by the end of 2024, with a target range of $104,000 to $124,000.

Yesterday, entrepreneur Mark Cuban reported that his Google account was hacked.

Their economists anticipate a reduction in interest rates by late June next year, following a gradual quarterly decrease pattern. “The cuts in our forecast are driven by the desire to normalize the funds rate from a restrictive level once inflation is closer to the target,” says Jan Hatzius, a senior economist at Goldman. Goldman forecasts rate cuts in Q2 2024, expecting 25 basis point reductions per quarter with pace uncertainties. “We expect the funds rate to eventually stabilize at 3-3.25%,” say their economists.