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Fed Observer Jim Grant Foresees Long-Term High Rates as FOMC Meeting Approaches
11.12.2023
Market participants, including both investors and traders, have their attention keenly set on the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, slated for Dec. 13, 2023. There is widespread speculation about whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell will continue to uphold the current elevated...
August PCE Inflation Data: Federal Reserve's Key Measure Dips, Easing Market Concerns
29.9.2023
According to data released today by the U.S. Burea of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Federal Reserve's preferred metric for inflation, known as the core personal-consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, showed a decrease in August.
The PCE report was released amid growing concerns about...
ECB Tightens Grip With 12th Consecutive Rate Hike; Lagarde Asserts ‘No Cuts’ Amid Lingering Inflation Concerns
27.7.2023
The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised the benchmark bank rates by 25 basis points (bps) citing that inflation was down but still remained “too high for too long.” When ECB president Christine Lagarde was pressed about cutting rates by reporters, Lagard insisted the central bank was “not going...
Fed Raises Interest Rates by 25 Bps, Maintains Optionality on Further Hikes – Here is How Crypto Reacted
26.7.2023
As broadly expected by market participants, the US Federal Reserve just lifted interest rates by 25 bps, taking them to their highest level in 22 years at 5.25-5.5%.
In his post-policy announcement press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the Fed is maintaining the optionality...
Crypto Catalysts: Likely Rate Hike on the Menu as FOMC Begins Latest Monetary Policy Deliberations
25.7.2023
The U.S. central bank has been telegraphing its intent in the weeks after halting rate increases last month for the first time in over a year. ThePersonal Consumption Expenditures report arrives Friday, but cryptos and other risk-on assets have been largely immune to macro events
End of Fed’s Tightening Cycle: Bernanke, Majority of Polled Economists See Terminal Rate Hike Ahead
23.7.2023
With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick...
Bitcoin Bounces at $29,500 Support, But Still Stuck Within Recent Ranges – Will the Upcoming Fed Meeting Break BTC’s Slumber?
21.7.2023
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has once again bounced at support in the $29,500 area and was last changing hands just above $30,000.
BTC has tested key short-term support in the mid-$29,000s on multiple occasions so far this week, with...
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...
US Inflation Cools to 4% Annual Rate, Setting Stage for Fed’s Decision on Interest Rates
13.6.2023
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index (CPI) report, released on Tuesday, reveals that inflation in the United States has eased to a yearly rate of 4%. The latest development arrives just ahead of the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for June...
Economist Larry Summers Urges Fed to Consider Half-Point Rate Increase in July
3.6.2023
Larry Summers, the American economist and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, believes that should the U.S. Federal Reserve refrain from increasing the benchmark interest rate this month, a half-point rate hike may be necessary for July. As per the CME Fedwatch tool, there is a 74% likelihood that...
South African Rand Plunges to New Low After Benchmark Interest Rate Is Raised to 14-Year High
29.5.2023
The South African fiat currency’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar plunged to a new all-time low of 19.7640 per dollar on May 25 just moments after the South African Reserve Bank raised the benchmark interest rate to its highest since 2009. Although the currency has since made some...
Market Outlook: CME Fedwatch Tool Points to Increased Chance of June Rate Hike
26.5.2023
According to the CME Group Fedwatch tool on Thursday, there was a 51% probability of a quarter-point rate increase during the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on June 14. Just a fortnight ago, the Fedwatch tool indicated a slim possibility of the federal funds rate reaching...
Bitcoin limps into FOMC as flagging volume adds to BTC price hurdles
3.5.2023
Bitcoin price looks unlikely to break out as markets brace for Fed rate hike volatility
US Central Bank Expected to Raise Lending Rate by 25bps: Experts Predict Final Hike of 2023
30.4.2023
After the most recent increase in the federal funds rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to raise the lending rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.25% in three days, according to expectations. A recent poll of 105 economists revealed that 94 of them predict a 25bps rate hike will occur during...
Bitcoin price rivals 10-month high as CPI data beats expectations
12.4.2023
BTC price performance gets a fresh boost from strong U.S. inflation data, with Bitcoin bulls eyeing a clean trend breakout
Will BTC ditch the bear market? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
27.3.2023
Bitcoin price is gearing up for a key monthly close that could see it dump its 2022 bear market for good
Fed starts ‘stealth QE’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
13.3.2023
Bitcoin and crypto react bullishly to news that the Fed is providing liquidity again in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank failing and Signature Bank being closed
Euler Finance hacked for over $195M in a flash loan attack
13.3.2023
Euler Finance became the victim of a flash loan attack where the exploiter managed to drain hundreds of millions worth of decentralized stablecoins and synthetic ERC-20 tokens
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS Share Predictions About Further Fed Rate Hikes
19.2.2023
Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and UBS have shared their predictions about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates further. Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, for example, now expect the Fed to raise interest rates three more times this year. Major Banks Predict More Fed Rate Hikes...
Galaxy Digital CEO ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if Bitcoin hit $30K this quarter
16.2.2023
Recent positive Bitcoin price action has been linked to a slowdown of U.S. inflation, Mike Novogratz thinks the price rally could sustain until the end of March