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Bitcoin Rebounds to $65K as Investors Weigh Looming Fed Decision Risk
19.3.2024
Disappointing flows into bitcoin ETFs over the past days partly resulted from investors trimming risks ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting, one market observer said
Fed Pauses Interest Rates After 10 Consecutive Hikes; Committee Likely to Raise Rates ‘Somewhat Further’ This Year
14.6.2023
In accordance with market predictions, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to halt its rate hike this month after ten consecutive hikes since last year. The members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) asserted that the U.S. banking system is still “sound and resilient,” and...
The Need for Clarity in Washington – Not Just on Crypto
5.5.2023
The recent ambiguous messaging from the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting, which left markets struggling to interpret signals from the FOMC statement and Chair Jerome Powell's comments, is typical of the abstruse signals that can be found in central bank policy-setting. But new tools, such...
Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 50bps, FOMC Signals Rate to Rise to 5.1% Next Year
14.12.2022
The U.S. central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened on Wednesday and raised the federal funds rate by 50 basis points (bps). The 0.5 percentage point rise follows the four consecutive three-quarters of a point increases codified during the last few months. The FOMC’s...
Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’
27.1.2021
The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday
Federal Reserve Holds Rates, Asset Purchases Steady as Economic Activity Moderates
27.1.2021
The central bank noted that economic activity and employment had moderated while the path of the economy will be determined by vaccinations
Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?
23.8.2020
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily
Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Continues Buying Treasuries
29.7.2020
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy
Bitcoin Stuck Below $10K as Stocks Drop
11.6.2020
With the Fed dashing hopes of a V-shaped recovery, it's uncertain whether bitcoin will become a store of value or begin to track stocks
QE4 Begins: Fed Cuts Rates, Buys $700B in Bonds; Bitcoin Rallies 7.7%
15.3.2020
Effectively, this is “QE4,” the fourth major round of quantitative easing by the American central bank since the global financial crisis a little more than a decade ago