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US Inflation Data Eases Concerns; Crypto Economy Jumps 11% Higher While Market Analysts Anticipate Fed’s Next Decision
14.3.2023
The U.S. Labor Department released the consumer price index (CPI) report on Tuesday. Although inflation increased in February year-over-year, the rise was expected, and the annual inflation rate for all items was 6%. The cooling inflation has eased some concerns, but fears of financial contagion...
Finance Firm Nomura Predicts Fed Rate Cut and End of Tapering This Month – What Would This Mean for Crypto?
14.3.2023
Financial services giant Nomura now believes the Federal Reserve is done with interest rate hikes and that it could even cut rates at its meeting next week.
“In reaction to looming financial stability risks, we now expect the Fed to cut rates,” Nomura economists Aichi Amemiya and Jacob Meyer were...
Goldman Sachs Now Expects No Rate Hike in March Due to Stress in US Banking System
14.3.2023
Goldman Sachs has revised its U.S. interest rate forecast due to “stress in the banking system.” The global investment bank no longer expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in March after the central bank announced...
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
South African Rand Plunges to New 2023 Low Versus the US Dollar
12.3.2023
Just a few weeks after tapping its best exchange rate versus the greenback in 2023, the South African rand fell to a new 2023 low of 18.636 local currency units for every dollar on March 7. South Africa’s power shortages as well as the country’s recent grey-listing by the Financial...
Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?
11.3.2023
Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?
Steve Forbes Says the Fed Is ‘Inflicting Unnecessary Pain’ With Interest Rate Hikes
10.3.2023
Media mogul Steve Forbes, chairman of Forbes Media, has warned that the Federal Reserve is “inflicting unnecessary pain” on the U.S. economy with its interest rate hikes after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is prepared to raise interest rates at a faster pace. He also pointed...
Fed Chair Warns of Higher Interest Rates Than Previously Anticipated, Faster Hikes
8.3.2023
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned that “the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated.” In addition, if faster tightening is warranted, the Fed “would be prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes,” Powell said....
Fed signals a sharp rate hike in March due to inflation — Here's how Bitcoin traders can prepare
8.3.2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to roll out a fresh interest rate hike on March 22, and options traders could use this risk-averse strategy to generate profits
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Belted by Rate Fears
8.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 8, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Argo increases Bitcoin production despite BTC difficulty growth
7.3.2023
Argo’s daily Bitcoin production rate in February surged 7% despite a 10% month-over-month increase in average network difficulty
Kenyan Forex Crisis: Central Bank Orders Financial Institutions to Ration Dollars
6.3.2023
Growing shortages of foreign exchange on the interbank market have reportedly forced the Central Bank of Kenya to ask financial institutions to ration dollar purchases by Kenyan businesses. The shortages have forced Kenyan firms to seek greenbacks on alternative markets where the exchange rate...
Bank of America Expects the Fed to Keep Hiking Rates Until ‘Point of Pain’ for Consumer Demand
5.3.2023
Bank of America has warned that the Federal Reserve will have to keep raising interest rates until it finds “the point of pain for consumer demand.” Expecting a slowdown in consumer demand to “lead to an outright recession,” the bank’s economist cautioned that...
What is the time value of money (TVM)?
4.3.2023
Understanding the time value of money is essential for making sound financial decisions and maximizing returns on investment
Ethereum’s Deflation Rate Hits New Yearly Highs – Here’s Where the ETH Price is Headed Next
4.3.2023
The rate at which the Ether supply is deflating recently reached its highest level of the year. On Wednesday, the Annualized EIP-1559 Burn Rate surpassed the ETH Issuance Rate by 1.425%, the most since a quirk last May where the deflation rate rose above 17% for just one day.
When the deflation...
Fed President Warns of ‘Disastrous Results’ if the Fed Loosens Policy Prematurely — Says ‘Inflation Remains Too High’
2.3.2023
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s president has warned of disastrous economic consequences similar to those seen during the financial crisis of the 1970s if the Fed loosens its policy prematurely. Noting that “inflation remains too high,” he stressed: “We don’t want...
Crypto’s Next Move Depends on the Next Fed Rate Hike: Options Trader
28.2.2023
Imran Lakha says the crypto market by and large relies on BTC remaining at its $21-$22k threshold, but with macro trends present, the digital asset could trade lower before it rises
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Slip Ahead of US Consumer Confidence Report
28.2.2023
Bitcoin and ethereum were trading lower on Feb. 28, as markets anticipated the release of the upcoming U.S. consumer confidence report. The data, which is for February, is expected to show a slight increase in confidence for the month. This will likely result in the Federal Reserve maintaining...
Lido Finance activates staking rate limit after more than 150,000 ETH staked
27.2.2023
Lido Finance had to activate its safety feature "Staking Rate Limit" after over 150,000 ETH was staked in a single day