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No Rate Hikes in Russia, Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate Level Again
29.4.2023
Bank of Russia decided to maintain the interest rate at 7.5% amid moderate inflation, estimated at 2.5% on an annual basis in April, although this may change later this year. The monetary authority improved its forecast for the Russian economy and now expects growth entirely in positive figures,...
Bitcoin Circles Above $29.5K as Investors Weigh Sluggish GDP, Latest Banking Woes
27.4.2023
BTC dipped slightly during U.S. morning trading Thursday after the Commerce Department reported a slow 1.1% gain in GDP for the first quarter – below consensus expectations of 2% annualized – but later rebounded
Ether price holds $1,820, but pro traders are skeptical about further gains
27.4.2023
Ether traders have been neutral-to-bearish for the past week, indicating little confidence in ETH breaking above $2,000
US GDP misses goal as Bitcoin price seeks to erase 'ultra nasty' 7% dip
27.4.2023
A brisk slowdown in GDP fails to offer any direction for crypto markets, with Bitcoin slowly claws back lost ground below $30,000
Bitcoin's Negative Correlation With Dollar Index Strengthens Ahead of U.S. GDP Data
27.4.2023
The 90-day correlation coefficient between the two has declined to -0.70 from -0.11 four weeks ago, hinting at a strong inverse relationship
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Back Above $2,100, as BTC Rebounds From 1-Week Low
18.4.2023
Ethereum moved back above $2,100 on Tuesday, as markets reacted to the latest gross domestic product (GDP) report from China. Chinese GDP rose by 4.5% during the first quarter of the year, higher than the 4% expected. Bitcoin rebounded from earlier losses. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded from...
Saudi Arabia and OPEC Reveal Surprise Oil Production Cut; White House Insists Cuts Aren’t Advisable Right Now
3.4.2023
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia and several major oil producers announced their plan to cut oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day, starting in May and continuing until the end of 2023. According to the Saudi Energy Ministry, the move was coordinated with some members of the Organization of...
BRICS Emerges as the World’s Largest GDP Bloc, Propelled by China’s Rapid Expansion
31.3.2023
BRICS, a set of countries grouped as an alternative to the G7, is now the world’s largest gross domestic product (GDP) bloc, taking purchasing power parity into account, according to reports from Acorn Macro Consulting. Powered By China’s growth, the group now contributes 31.5% to...
How does the economy work?
26.3.2023
The economy is a system of producing and exchanging goods and services in a society
Central Bank of Venezuela Lags in Delivering Economic Data, Experts Fear Upcoming Hyperinflation
22.3.2023
The Central Bank of Venezuela is lagging when it comes to delivering economic data this year, failing to publish the inflation numbers for the last four months. Venezuelan economists believe this delay might mean that the country is starting to enter a new hyperinflation period, with the government...
Bitcoin dips below $16.7K as US GDP meets fresh BTC price 'death cross'
22.12.2022
Bitcoin has never seen this particular "death cross" before in its life, one analyst notes as BTC price weakness continues
Professor Steve Hanke Says US Economy Was Flat Over the Last Year, but Stresses ‘It’s Going to Hit South’
30.10.2022
Amid the chaotic economy, plagued with central bank tinkering, supply chain issues, and red-hot inflation, the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke believes a “pretty big recession” will take place in 2023. Speaking in an interview on Oct. 28, Hanke...
Russia’s GDP Decline Less Severe Than Expected, Wall Street Returns to Russian Bonds, Putin Criticizes US ‘Hegemony’
17.8.2022
While the ongoing war in Ukraine continues, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation detailed this week that Russia’s economic hardships are less severe than expected. Russia’s economic ministry says that the economy’s gross domestic product (GDP)...
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
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
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...
IMF global outlook suggests dark clouds ahead for crypto
27.7.2022
The IMF has forecast economic growth to slow from 6.1% last year to 3.2% in 2022, which some believe will have negative consequences for crypto
Ghana Ranked as Country With Second-Highest Debt Default Risk Globally
21.7.2022
According to Visual Capitalist, Ghana is now placed second on its list of countries with the highest default risk in 2022. Only four countries, namely, Ukraine 10,856 basis points (bps), Argentina (4,470), El Salvador (3,376), and Ethiopia (3,035) have a credit default swap spread that is higher...
Crypto community eyeing three macro events to tip crypto scales in July
5.7.2022
Despite the gloomy macro forecasts, some of crypto’s leading pundits view the recent macroeconomic-catalyzed crypto market crash as an overall positive sign for the industry
Ethereum price breaks out as 'bad news is good news' for stocks
24.6.2022
Ether has rebounded by nearly 40% in the last six days despite persistent "bull trap" risks