Money & Markets
Interest rates, the Federal Reserve, money, stocks, credit, gold, bitcoin and the banks.
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Real Time US Paper Money Printing
New US bills printed as a clock runs, a dollar sign for every ten: $1 bills lead the count, $100 bills the value.
Updated 2025 -
Money Words in the State of the Union, 1790–2026
How often five words, from specie and silver to inflation and deficit, appear in every State of the Union message since 1790, as a grid that lights each word against its own busiest year.
Updated 2026 -
US Business Center of Gravity, 1996–2025
Where America's 100 largest companies by revenue are headquartered each year, and their revenue-weighted center drifting west to near Kansas City, 1996 to 2025.
Updated 2025 -
Gold Reserves: US, France and Germany, 1950–2026
The official gold of the US, France and Germany as three shafts, each measured down from its own record high, month by month since 1950.
Updated August 2026 -
Gold Reserves: US, China and Russia, 1950–2026
The official gold of the US, China and Russia as three shafts, each measured down from its own record high, month by month since 1950.
Updated August 2026 -
What Washington Kept: Gold, Oil and Helium, 1947–2026
US gold, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and federal helium as three shafts, each measured down from its own record high, from 1947 to the helium sale of 2024 and today.
Updated 16 September 2026 -
Days a US Bank Failed, 1934–2026
Every day an FDIC-insured bank failed as one dot, by year and date, with the days a billion-dollar bank went down ringed. 1934 to 2026.
Updated 21 August 2026 -
Fed Funds vs. the 10-Year Yield, 1954–2026
The federal funds rate against the 10-year Treasury yield, one point per month joined into a path, with a timeline below. Monthly since 1954.
Updated August 2026 -
10-Year Treasury Yield vs. Gold and Bitcoin Market Cap, 1953–2026
The 10-year Treasury yield as a line, gold's market cap as a sphere with bitcoin's inside it. Monthly since 1953.
Updated August 2026 -
10-Year Treasury Yield vs. Bitcoin Market Cap, 2009–2026
The 10-year Treasury yield as a line, bitcoin's market cap as a sphere. Monthly since 2009.
Updated August 2026 -
Fed Funds Rate vs. Bitcoin Market Cap, 2009–2026
The fed funds rate as a line, bitcoin's market cap as a sphere. Monthly since 2009.
Updated September 2026 -
Fed Balance Sheet vs. Bitcoin Market Cap, 2009–2026
The Fed's total assets as a line, bitcoin's market cap as a sphere. Monthly since 2009.
Updated September 2026 -
Gold Price vs. Bitcoin Market Cap, 2009–2026
The gold price as a line, bitcoin's market cap as a sphere. Monthly since 2009.
Updated September 2026