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Uncertainty Over Fed Rate Cuts Intensifies With Sticky Inflation Metrics
13.4.2024
As each day unfolds, analysts, economists, Wall Street institutions, and Fed watchers have increasingly postponed their forecasts for when the U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce the benchmark interest rate. Current data suggest that a rate cut in June is unlikely, with odds standing at 50-50 for...
Bitcoin is Pricing in Two Fed Rate Cuts For 2024, Trader Says
11.4.2024
Bitcoin is stable as Asia begins its trading day, but crypto quant shop sees risk assets pricing in two, not three rate cuts
Rate Cuts Could be ‘Out the Window’ After March CPI Data Reveals Stubborn Inflation, Tradestation Exec Says
10.4.2024
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) experienced a higher increase than anticipated in March, climbing by 0.4% over the month to reach 3.5%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the rise was primarily fueled by increases in shelter and gasoline costs. This acceleration in the inflation rate...
Best Crypto to Buy Today April 5 – NEAR Protocol, Toncoin, Bitcoin Cash
5.4.2024
As major crypto prices chop within weekly ranges as traders contend with more strong US economic data and fresh hawkish commentary from Fed policymakers which has had the combined effect of pushing markets to downsize bets on Fed rate cuts in 2024, investors looking for fast returns continue...
Bitcoin Price Pumps Back Above $67,000, Up 10% from Intra-day Lows Following Dovish Fed
20.3.2024
The Bitcoin (BTC) price is pumping in the wake of the latest Fed policy announcement, which saw the bank leave interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5% for a fifth successive meeting and continue to forecast three rate cuts in 2024.
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VanEck Temporarily Cuts Bitcoin ETF Fee to Zero After Lagging in Assets
11.3.2024
HODL, VanEck’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has so far attracted a little over $305 million in assets, which is far below most of its competitors
Painful Cuts At PlayStation, A Big Pokémon Reveal, And More Of The Week's Top News
2.3.2024
This week was marked by more inescapable upheaval on the gaming landscape, as PlayStation announced massive cuts across its studios and canceled some games in development. But there was some lighthearted fun to be had as well, with Hideo Kojima sharing his amusing reaction to Oscar Isaac’s...
Former IMF Economist Raises Alarm on US Debt as Atlanta Fed Chief Signals Potential Rate Cuts
29.2.2024
A leading economist has expressed deep concern over America’s soaring $34 trillion national debt, warning of no significant efforts to mitigate it. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic suggests a potential easing of policy rates by summer. Ex-IMF Chief Economist...
EA Cancels Respawn Star Wars Shooter Amid Mass Layoff
28.2.2024
Respawn’s unnamed Star Wars first-person shooter, first confirmed by EA in January 2022, has reportedly been canceled as the publisher pulls back on licensed games amid a large round of layoffs. Read more
PlayStation Cancels Multiple Games Amid Massive Job Cuts
27.2.2024
This morning, Sony revealed that it is adding to the ever-growing pile of industry layoffs. In official posts, the company announced it had “initiated a reduction” in workforce. These cuts will impact a variety of PlayStation’s first-party studios including Insomniac Games, Guerrilla, Naughty...
Matrixport Report: Bitcoin’s Target of $63,000 by March 2024 is Achievable
23.2.2024
Matrixport identified four key catalysts that could propel Bitcoin's Price to $63,000 in March, including the recent approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, the upcoming halving event, and interest rate cuts.
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VanEck Slashes Bitcoin ETF Fees Down to 0.20% in Competitive Market
16.2.2024
VanEck has slashed its fees for the HODL exchange-traded fund (ETF), the VanEck Bitcoin Trust down to 0.20% from 0.25% according to a recent filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nearly a dozen Bitcoin ETFs are competing for investor attention in a saturated market. BlackRock...
FOMC Likely to Keep Rates Unchanged in March After Hot Inflation Report
14.2.2024
Wall Street braced for a chilly reality as hotter-than-expected inflation data sent major indexes tumbling on Tuesday. The Labor Department report revealed US consumer prices surged in January, exceeding forecasts and fueled by rising shelter costs. This unexpected heatwave extinguished...
Grayscale: Bitcoin Miners to Lean on Ordinals for Revenue Boost as Halving Cuts Rewards
12.2.2024
In the coming months, Bitcoin is set to undergo a significant event known as “halving,” which will reduce the reward for Bitcoin miners who successfully complete a block. This event, scheduled for mid-April 2024, has historically been viewed as a bullish signal for Bitcoin (BTC),...
Best Crypto to Buy Now February 6 – Dymension, Ethereum Name Services, Pendle
6.2.2024
Major cryptocurrencies are nudging higher on Tuesday but remain largely within recent ranges as investors monitor fresh commentary from Fed policymakers, who continue to hint at rate cuts later this year so long as inflation keeps easing, while Dymension (DYM), Ethereum Name Service (ENS)...
Fed Chair Powell Says US Government Is on ‘Unsustainable’ Fiscal Path
6.2.2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says in the long run, the U.S. federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path due to its ballooning debt growing faster than the economy. Moreover, the Fed chair cautioned that there will be some banks that have to be closed or merged out of existence....
Economist Peter Schiff Discusses Likelihood of a Fed Interest Rate Cut in March
2.2.2024
Economist Peter Schiff says Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell taking the March rate cut off the table “may have actually raised the probability that the Fed will indeed serve up the first rate cut in March.” Moreover, Schiff explained that the Fed’s job is actually to create...
Polygon Labs Cuts 19% of Staff, 60 Roles, for 'Enhanced Performance'
1.2.2024
The Ethereum-focused developer firm attributes the layoffs to working more effectively, rather than financial reasons
Markets Overly Confident Regarding Fed Rate Cuts, Risk Assets Could Decline: JPMorgan
31.1.2024
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s potential policy easing through interest rate cuts this year may not unfold as quickly and decisively as financial markets currently anticipate, according to JPMorgan Asset Management’s note published earlier this month. The asset manager remarked that essential...
Markets 'Too Optimistic' About Fed Rate Cuts: JPMorgan Asset Management
31.1.2024
"The market may be too optimistic as we see limited evidence of disinflation in certain areas that are a focus for the Fed," strategists said, explaining a potential for a decline in risk assets