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Bitcoin Tops $27K a Week After Death Cross Formation With Fed Likely to Extend Rate Pause
18.9.2023
The U.S. rates traders do not see the Fed raising rates for the rest of the year
FOMC versus BTC price 'local bottom' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
18.9.2023
Bitcoin network fundamentals have never looked better, as optimism trickles back when it comes to BTC price strength in a key Fed rate decision week
Bitcoin price settles at $26.5K as key Fed inflation week dawns
17.9.2023
Bitcoin and crypto brace for FOMC, while BTC price action delivers a refreshingly calm weekend
Double top 'likely' confirmed — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
11.9.2023
BTC price weakness shows as Bitcoin analysts debate the likelihood of a return toward $20,000
Consensus Pause: Majority of Economists Predict No Rate Hikes for 2023, With Cuts Delayed Until March 2024
20.8.2023
A newly published Reuters poll reveals that most economists concur: the U.S. Federal Reserve has likely capped its rate hikes. Yet, rate cuts aren’t anticipated until March 2024. This survey drops just as markets approach the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium scheduled for next week. All eyes...
Bitcoin price breaks from range with drop below $28K, and options tilt toward BTC bears
17.8.2023
$570 million in weekly BTC options expire on Friday, and the recent macro and crypto news events have further tilted the advantage to bearish traders
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Hit 1-Week Lows Ahead of FOMC Minutes
16.8.2023
Bitcoin neared a breakout below $29,000 on Wednesday, ahead of the release of anticipated Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. The minutes will show the United States Fed’s reasoning behind its last rate hike, whilst also giving guidance on its future decisions. Ethereum dropped...
Goldman Sachs Expects Fed to Start Cutting Interest Rates in Q2 Next Year
15.8.2023
Goldman Sachs has predicted that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in the second quarter of next year. The global investment bank’s economists also expect the Fed officials to forego hiking rates at their upcoming meeting. “We are penciling in 25 basis points of cuts...
BTC price breakout by end of August? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
14.8.2023
Bitcoin stays frustratingly quiet after the weekly close, but BTC price forecasts are giving ever-shorter breakout deadlines
Bitcoin hugs $29.5K into CPI as odds split over new US inflation spike
10.8.2023
Bitcoin looks set to benefit little from the latest CPI figures, analysts warn, with fresh BTC price losses firmly on the cards
Bitcoin price erases FOMC gains as US dollar surges on Q2 GDP print
27.7.2023
Bitcoin casts off a U.S. GDP "nothingburger" but DXY charges to two-week highs in what is traditionally a BTC price headwind
Federal Reserve Raises Federal Funds Rate by 25bps Amidst Moderate Economic Growth
26.7.2023
In the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) report, it was stated that the U.S. economy has been experiencing moderate growth and members of the committee have decided to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) in order to keep a handle on inflation. Fed Raises Benchmark Bank...
Federal Reserve Hikes Fed Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points
26.7.2023
The move was fully anticipated by market participants who will now look to Chairman Jerome Powell’s imminent post-meeting press conference for clues about whether the central bank intends to continue tightening monetary policy
Crypto Catalysts: Likely Rate Hike on the Menu as FOMC Begins Latest Monetary Policy Deliberations
25.7.2023
The U.S. central bank has been telegraphing its intent in the weeks after halting rate increases last month for the first time in over a year. ThePersonal Consumption Expenditures report arrives Friday, but cryptos and other risk-on assets have been largely immune to macro events
End of Fed’s Tightening Cycle: Bernanke, Majority of Polled Economists See Terminal Rate Hike Ahead
23.7.2023
With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Briefly Climbs to 1-Year High, Before Losing Momentum
6.7.2023
Bitcoin rose to a fresh one-year high on Thursday, as markets reacted to the release of June’s FOMC minutes. The report on last month’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed that “almost all participants” are in favor of further hikes this year. Ethereum also...
Crypto Catalyst Watch: FOMC Minutes, Jobs Numbers Lead Busy Slate of Economic Releases
5.7.2023
In addition, the national ISM manufacturing survey, released during the long July 4 weekend, fell to its weakest level since May 2020
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates Lower Ahead of FOMC Meeting Minutes
5.7.2023
Bitcoin dropped below $31,000 on Wednesday, as markets consolidated ahead of the upcoming U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. The minutes of last month’s meeting are expected to show the Fed’s potential path to further hikes this year. Ethereum fell for a second...
Federal Reserve Chair Pushes Stronger Measures to Tackle Inflation, Considers Back-to-Back Rate Hikes
1.7.2023
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reaffirmed the Fed’s hawkish stance. Noting that the latest economic data indicates that the Fed’s policy “may not be restrictive enough” and “has not been restrictive for long enough,” Powell stated that the central bank could...
San Francisco Fed President Deems 2 Rate Hikes in 2023 ‘Reasonable,’ Urges Caution in Monetary Policy
26.6.2023
Mary Daly, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, expressed her views this week, stating that she believes two additional rate hikes this year would be appropriate. However, she maintains a neutral stance regarding the forthcoming July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting...