The final major inflation report before next week’s highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting went live on Friday and built on an already complicated economic picture, showing strong employment, sticky inflation, and $100 oil prices. Rate-hike expectations have skyrocketed over the past couple of weeks, which could spell trouble for risk-on assets like bitcoin. All Data […]
The monetary landscape in the United States changed in the past week or so, first after the hawkish stance taken by the current Federal Reserve Chairman, Kevin Warsh, and then following last Friday’s strong US jobs report. As such, the expectations have changed, with investors and experts pricing in a potential rate hike for the […]
All eyes on Friday were on the US jobs report, which actually showed that the US economy had added 162,000 jobs in August, almost triple expectations of roughly 55,000-58,000. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, while July’s initially reported loss of 23,000 jobs was revised to a gain of 21,000. The reaction in financial markets […]
Bitcoin’s rally from under $65,000 to over $81,000 faced its first major macro setback after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish message at Jackson Hole on Friday. The bigger question now is whether potentially higher rates and rising Treasury yields can derail the impressive market recovery. Although BTC remained relatively stable during the speech, […]
After one bitcoin’s most volatile and impressive weeks, the cryptocurrency market has turned its attention to important US macro news to be announced in the next five days. The analysts at the Kobeissi Letter highlighted several such events scheduled next, but three stand out for the crypto industry: the July PCE inflation report, revised second-quarter […]
The new business week has started on the right foot, as after a highly dull and sluggish weekend, bitcoin has finally charted a minor increase to $63,500. The following days have some important macro events in the United States that can further impact the market, albeit not as notable as the CPI data from last […]
Bitcoin tried but failed at $65,000 on several occasions in the past week, and there are now multiple and different signals suggesting that another leg down is on the cards. From war escalation to ETF withdrawals, let’s dive in. Macro Factors Let’s start with the Wednesday developments on US soil when the central bank decided […]
Crypto markets have ticked up this Monday morning as investors brace for a volatile week ahead, with all eyes on the US central bank. Meanwhile, Iran said it will halt its attacks as long as the United States does the same, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday. The US paused its bombing campaign on […]
Crypto markets remained relatively flat over the weekend with low volatility and total capitalization hovering around $2.3 trillion. Nevertheless, military action in the Middle East has continued with the US Central Command reporting on Sunday that it was conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the ninth consecutive night. “The strikes will continue […]
Crypto markets remained flat over the weekend following a week of heavy losses that saw a further $140 billion leave the space. Military action in the Middle East resumed with the US conducting strikes on Iranian military targets at multiple locations in response to Iran’s drone attack on a commercial ship. Meanwhile, the TradFi fear and […]