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Fed's Lael Brainard invites Congress to choose whether to compete with China's digital yuan
13.1.2022
“We want to make sure that we do the requisite research on policy and technology so we're in a position to move forward if Congress decides it's important to be able to compete with China in this regard," said Lael Brainard
Dollar Up, U.S. Inflation Likely to Have Minimal Impact on Fed Policy
13.1.2022
The United States Dollar(USD) showed upward momentum in the market on Thursday. Especially in the Asian market, the greenback currency has climbed back up after plunging into new depths. The federal policies are not expected to change anytime soon, although the consumer prices have gone through...
US lawmaker proposes bill aimed at limiting Fed's ability to issue CBDC
12.1.2022
Having the Fed require users to open accounts to access the benefits of a digital dollar would put it "on an insidious path akin to China’s digital authoritarianism," according to Tom Emmer
US Fed Chair's Top 3 Crypto-Related Comments in Front of Senate Banking Committee
12.1.2022
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell discussed the central bank's COVID-19 response and financial stability, among other issues, during his re-nomination testimony on Tuesday in front of the Senate Banking Committee. He also made several comments that may potentially have an impact...
Billionaire Jeff Gundlach Expects Recession This Year, Advises Against Buying Bitcoin
12.1.2022
Doubleline Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “Bond King,” has warned about “a recession in the later part of this year.” He also advised against buying bitcoin at the current level. “Maybe you should buy it at $25,000,” he said. Billionaire...
US lawmaker hints at upcoming crypto legislation as Jerome Powell says Fed will release report on digital currency soon
11.1.2022
“The report really is ready to go and I would expect we will drop it — I hate to say it again — in coming weeks," said Jerome Powell
Bitcoin dip below $40K follows Fed signal of a possible fourth rate hike in 2022
10.1.2022
BTC’s abrupt drop to $39,650 came after the Federal Reserve floated the prospect of a fourth rate hike in 2022
Mike Novogratz Says Bitcoin Should Bottom Around $40K, Sees ‘Tremendous’ Demand From Institutional Investors
10.1.2022
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz expects the price of bitcoin to bottom at around $38K-$40K. “I know big institutions who are going through their process to put positions on. They’re going to see those as attractive levels to buy,” he said. Mike Novogratz on Future Outlook...
Fed’s Outgoing Vice Chair Richard Clarida’s ‘Rebalancing’ Trades Ignite Fed Trading Ethics Scandal
8.1.2022
Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve are getting criticized this week after the central bank published its minutes report from the policy meeting on December 14-15. Following the update, the outgoing vice chair of the Federal Reserve’s trading activities has reignited ethics conversations....
Bitcoin Fluctuates as US Employment Figures Send Mixed Signals to Fed
7.1.2022
The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell slightly along with US stock market futures in the early hours of the US trading session today after US payroll figures missed their forecast by a relatively wide margin. Shortly after, however, the situation improved, with stocks in the green and BTC largely...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Could Benefit If Stocks Drop After Fed Tightening – Strategist
7.1.2022
Contrary to popular belief, the two largest cryptocurrencies bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) could benefit from a tightening of monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Mike McGlone has argued in a new note.
According to McGlone, who is the Bloomberg Intelligence’s Senior Commodity...
‘Dip’ ‘Buy’ and ‘Fed’ top trending topics on social media, per survey
7.1.2022
Panic sellers hold your horses because dips are still for buying, according to data from Santiment behavior analysis
Fed’s Minutes Report ‘Bludgeons’ Global Markets — Stocks, Crypto, Precious Metals Slip in Value
6.1.2022
Minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on December 14-15 show that the central bank is being persistent about unwinding quantitive easing (QE) tactics and that it views ultra-low interest rates as no longer necessary. Global markets immediately dropped after the news...
Bitcoin could outperform stocks in 2022 amid Fed tightening — Bloomberg analyst
6.1.2022
The FOMC minutes on Wednesday revealed that policymakers intend to step up their fight against inflation in 2022
Ethereum plunges 13%, down more than Bitcoin after Fed spooks crypto market
6.1.2022
Ethereum lost roughly 13.50% versus Bitcoin's 9% decline in the past 24 hours
Selloff in Crypto Triggered by Hawkish Fed as Tech Stocks Drop Too
6.1.2022
Markets ranging from global technology stocks to crypto took a major hit over the past day, after a release of minutes from the last US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting revealed a more hawkish stance than the market had expected.
At 10:09 UTC, bitcoin (BTC) traded at USD 42,738, down by 9% over...
Bitcoin price drops to $43.7K after Fed minutes re-confirm plans to hike rates
5.1.2022
Bitcoin price slipped below $44,000 shortly after notes from the Federal Reserve’s December FOMC session re-confirmed plans to get the balance sheet under control
President Biden is considering economists to fill Fed seats as leadership nominations move to Senate: Report
5.1.2022
The U.S. president has not officially announced his nominations to fill the vacancies at the Federal Reserve, but two of his picks for CFTC commissioners as well as his choices to lead the Fed are moving to the Senate for confirmation
Wharton’s Professor Warns About Inflation, Predicts Many Rate Hikes, Says Bitcoin Has Replaced Gold for Millennials
3.1.2022
A finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has warned about inflation and the Fed hiking rates many more times than the market expects. He also said that bitcoin has become the new gold for the millennials. Finance Professor on Bitcoin and Inflation Wharton’s...
What is the Fed taper? This Is How the Federal Reserve Withdraws Stimulus
26.12.2021
Edouard Wemy, Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University._____
Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities it’s been making to shore up the economy during the pandemic.
The unconventional...