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Is the US in Recession? Depends on Whom You Ask
29.7.2022
D. Brian Blank, Assistant Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University._______
The US economy shrank at an annual rate 0.9% from April through June, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated on July 28, 2022. It follows a contraction in gross domestic product of 1.6% recorded in the first...
Bad News is Good News: Bitcoin Plays With USD 24K as Traders Speculate on Fed Pivot and US Recession
29.7.2022
The price of bitcoin (BTC) traded above USD 24,000 on Friday morning (UTC), reaching its highest in nearly 7 weeks, after news that the US has entered what many consider a technical recession, as well as speculations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will soon turn from aggressive tightening...
Semantics? Analysts unpack 'technical recession' as crypto markets recover
29.7.2022
Cryptocurrency market analysts unpack the ramifications of consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth in America
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Predict Euro-Area Recession
29.7.2022
Global investment banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have predicted an imminent recession in the euro area. “The risks to our forecast are skewed toward a sharper recession in the event of an even more severe disruption of gas flows, a renewed period of sovereign stress or a U.S....
What Is a ‘Recession?’ And Does Bitcoin Care?
29.7.2022
When it comes to bitcoin, the semantics of recession are of little importance
3 Bitcoin trading behaviors hint that BTC’s rebound to $24K is a ‘fakeout’
28.7.2022
BTC price surged above a key resistance cluster, but its market structure and technical analysis suggest the move is just another trap
Janet Yellen Sees No Recession, Calls US Economy ‘Exceptionally Strong’
28.7.2022
Despite the White House Debate, Critics Insist US Officially in a Recession After 2 Consecutive Quarters of Negative GDP Growth
28.7.2022
The U.S. economy has declined for the second-straight quarter as the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 0.9% in Q2. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s summary of the U.S. GDP follows the recent debate over the technical definition of a recession. America’s Q2...
Bitcoin price battles $23K as data says US in 'technical recession'
28.7.2022
The United States GDP readout for Q2 meets the definition of a recession, despite comments from both the Fed and lawmakers
First Mover Americas: No Recession for Bitcoin as U.S. GDP Shrinks, Zipmex Files for Bankruptcy
28.7.2022
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 28, 2022
GDP Falls Further in Q2, Fueling Talk of a Recession
28.7.2022
A widely used technical definition says that two consecutive quarters of negative GDP means the economy is in a recession
Fed Hikes Benchmark Bank Rate by 75 bps, Elizabeth Warren Says Central Bank Could ‘Trigger a Devastating Recession’
27.7.2022
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points (bps) in order to tame inflation and stabilize the American economy. The recent rate hike is the U.S. central bank’s third rate increase after increasing the benchmark rate by 50 bps last March. Fed Hikes...
What DAO Governance Has in Common With the ‘Eggheads’ Who Call a Recession
26.7.2022
IMF recession warning sees Bitcoin dip under $21K amid fresh $1M BTC price forecast
26.7.2022
Bitcoin can still rise to seven figures within five years, PlanB claims, calling for investors to ignore short-term "noise."
Biden Administration Accused of Propaganda and ‘Redefining’ a Recession’s Technical Definition
25.7.2022
After people have accused bureaucrats and government agencies of changing definitions during the last few years, Joe Biden’s administration now claims that a second consecutive quarter of negative gross domestic product (GDP) does not indicate the U.S. is in a recession. This is despite...
Donald Trump Warns US Economy Is Facing ‘Much Bigger Problem Than Recession’ — ‘We’ll Have a Depression’
25.7.2022
Former President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. economy is facing “a much bigger problem than recession.” Noting that “We’ll have a depression,” he stressed: “We have to get this country going, or we’re going to have a serious problem.”...
Krugman Says He Was ‘Wrong About Inflation,’ Summers Talks Recession, Biden Criticized Over ‘Half-Truths and Fibs’
24.7.2022
In mid-June red hot inflation reared its ugly head in America once again, as the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) report indicated that inflation in June rose at the fastest pace in over 40 years. U.S. president Joe Biden has been in office for 18 months...
Will Ethereum Merge hopium continue, or is it a bull trap?
20.7.2022
ETH has gained 48% over the past week, leaving most of its crypto brethren behind — though it's still risky days ahead given the macroeconomic factors still at play
Bank of America Predicts US Recession This Year as Inflation Hits 40-Year High
15.7.2022
Bank of America has forecasted that the U.S. economy will slide into a recession this year. “A number of forces have coincided to slow economic momentum more rapidly than we previously expected,” the bank’s economists said. US Economy Heading Into a Recession This Year, Says...
Bitcoin Drops to $19.7K as Recession Concerns Weigh on Financial Markets, Euro Nears Dollar Parity
12.7.2022
Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek said it sees more broader-market declines in coming months