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Bitcoin Week Ahead: Focus on Powell's Testimony, U.S. Core PCE as Tariff Deadline Looms
23.6.2025
Friday's core PCE release is likely to show price pressures easing, but there is a fix
Bitcoin price drops 2% as falling inflation boosts US trade war fears
13.3.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) shrugged off gains at the March 13 Wall Street open as US inflation markers continued to fall.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewGood news is bad news? Bitcoin follows stocks lowerData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $81,500...
Bitcoin price drops 2% as falling inflation boosts US trade war fears
13.3.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) shrugged off gains at the March 13 Wall Street open as US inflation markers continued to fall.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin follows stocks lowerData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $81,500, down 2.3% on...
Trump’s First Inflation Report Due as Risk investors Seek Signs of Cooling
11.3.2025
Slower inflation could raise the chance of interest-rate cuts that might boost riskier assets such as cryptocurrencies
Financial Markets Tense as Inflation Rise Suggests US Central Bank May Keep Rates Steady
13.3.2024
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), experienced a 3.2% increase over the 12 months ending in February, marginally higher by 0.1% compared to January’s CPI. This development is not being well-received by the financial markets, as the U.S. Federal Reserve might postpone any reductions in...
Report: Nigerian Currency Plunges to New Low Versus the US Dollar
22.12.2023
The official exchange rate of the Nigerian currency versus the U.S. dollar recently plunged to a record low of 1,248 naira for every greenback. The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has told the country’s legislators that he sees the foreign exchange market stabilizing in 2024. Official...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Talks US Economy and Inflation at Economic Club of New York
19.10.2023
Today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed critical economic issues facing the United States in a talk at the Economic Club of New York.
During the speech, Powell discussed the state of the U.S. economy, recent monetary policies, and future plans of the Federal Reserve. The topics that...
Nigerian Central Bank Lifts Forex Restrictions on 43 Items — Market Forces to Determine Exchange Rate
15.10.2023
The Nigerian central bank said on Oct. 12 that it had lifted foreign exchange restrictions imposed on the importation of 43 items. The central bank said the restrictions initially imposed in 2015 may have contributed to the weakening of the naira on the parallel foreign exchange market. Unifying...
US Inflation Rises Beyond Projections: Markets Jittery, Rate Hike in Question
12.10.2023
In September, U.S. inflation surpassed expectations, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealing a 3.7% year-on-year surge in the consumer price index (CPI), as per the latest data. While core inflation slightly decreased from 4.3% to 4.1%, market pundits anticipate that the U.S. Federal...
Robert Kiyosaki Warns US Dollar ‘Will Die’ Citing BRICS Nations’ Plan to Launch Gold-Backed Currency
12.7.2023
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has warned that the U.S. dollar will die. He expects the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) to launch a gold-backed currency that will kill the USD. The famous author further stressed that U.S. dollars will come flooding home...
Strategist Expects US Recession by Year-End, Fed Tightening to Drag Down Economy
11.4.2023
Investment bank MPS Capital Services has warned that the U.S. economy will be in a recession by year-end. The firm’s strategist predicts that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by an additional 25 basis points, warning that the central bank’s monetary tightening “will...
Prices in Dollars Rose Almost 54% in Venezuela During 2022
10.1.2023
Prices in Venezuela have been rising steadily even when denominated in foreign currency. According to data collected by Ecoanalitica, a market research firm, prices marked in dollars have grown close to 54% during 2022, affecting the income and savings of Venezuelans that have been using the U.S....
Biden Slammed After Stating Inflation Hasn’t Spiked for Months — ‘I Am More Optimistic Than I’ve Been in a Long Time’
20.9.2022
U.S. President Joe Biden has shared his perspective on inflation. “I am more optimistic than I’ve been in a long time,” he said, noting that inflation has not spiked for several months. Many people disagree with Biden, with one saying that “families are poorer than when...
Senator Warren ‘Very Worried’ About Federal Reserve Raising Interest Rates, Tipping US Economy Into Recession
30.8.2022
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren says she is “very worried” that the Federal Reserve will tip the economy into recession. “There is nothing in raising the interest rates, nothing in Jerome Powell’s tool bag that deals directly with” the causes of inflation,...
Stifel Financial: 97% of US Executives Surveyed Are Bracing for Recession
23.8.2022
A survey by NYSE-listed Stifel Financial shows that most executives are bracing for a recession in the U.S. In addition, “53% of respondents believe that inflation will be an issue for the next two quarters to a year.” Most Executives Surveyed Say Recession Cannot Be Avoided Stifel...
Biden Slammed for Claiming US Economy Had 0% Inflation in July — One Lawmaker Calls It ‘Sad and Dangerous’
11.8.2022
President Joe Biden stated Wednesday that the U.S. economy had zero percent inflation in July following the latest CPI report. “Biden is claiming that we saw zero percent inflation last month. But there’s a zero percent chance that’s the case. Inflation in July was 8.5%, which...
‘World War III Has Begun,’ Says Gerald Celente; Plus, Long-Term BTC Predictions and Scorching US Inflation — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
17.7.2022
Trend forecaster Gerald Celente told Bitcoin.com News that “World War III has begun,” weighing in on Covid-19, crypto, the Great Reset, and gold in an exclusive interview. Jordan Belfort, aka the Wolf of Wall Street, talked long-term BTC investing, as scorching inflation in the U.S....
US Inflation Spiked 8.6%, Highest in 40-Years — Economist Says We’re Not ‘Seeing Any Signs That We’re in the Clear’
11.6.2022
After April’s consumer price index (CPI) report was published, a number of American economists and bureaucrats said that inflation had peaked and it was possible that inflation would subside. However, statistics from the U.S. Labor Department indicate the CPI increased 8.6% from a year...
Ethereum back in price discovery as ETH approaches $5K
8.11.2021
The world's second-largest cryptocurrency crossed the $4,700-mark days after JPMorgan Chase analysts recommended it over Bitcoin against rising rates
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Warns Hyperinflation Will Soon Happen in US and the World
25.10.2021
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has warned that hyperinflation will soon happen in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world. “Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It’s happening,” he predicted. Many people disagreed with him, however. US Will Soon Experience...