Crypto markets have held on to last week’s gains over the weekend following a boost from the Federal Reserve’s 0.5% interest rate cut. This week has a number of reports on consumer sentiment, gross domestic product, and more inflation data. “Expect more volatility and larger swings as markets shift attention to the next Fed meeting,” […]
It was a big week for financial markets and the global economy as the central bank of the world’s strongest economy pivoted from its monetary policy and reduced the key interest rates by 0.5%. As such, it’s worth reviewing how local investors behaved when it comes down to their interactions with spot Bitcoin and Ethereum […]
BTC has gained almost 5% over the past 12 hours, topping $62,000 for the first time in more than three weeks. The asset climbed from an intraday low of $59,200 to tap $62,600 before retreating slightly during the Wednesday morning Asian trading session. In a post on X on Sept. 19, crypto analyst ‘Nebraskangooner’ called […]
As repeatedly said in the past few days, all financial markets, especially crypto, were focused on the FOMC meeting that took place on September 18 as the US central bank was expected to lower the interest rates for the first time in about four years. Once that came to fruition, markets went berserk, with massive […]
Bitcoin has been trading sideways since March, and the third quarter, especially September, has traditionally been a bearish period. With the month and quarter approaching the end, analysts are turning bullish again, predicting a long-awaited breakout for BTC and crypto markets. On Sept. 18, analyst ‘RamenPanda’ observed that markets have spent six months going sideways, […]
Bitcoin-skeptic Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and other Democratic senators sent a letter to the Federal Reserve on Monday calling for far more aggressive rate cuts than the market expects. “We write today to urge the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut the federal funds rate, currently at a two-decade-high of 5.3 percent, by 75 basis points (bps) […]
Last week was a brutal one for crypto markets, with losses extending into the weekend. A raft of employment data out of the US didn’t prevent stock markets from falling either, as ‘Slumptember’ lives up to its name. This week will be heavy on inflation data with additional reports on jobless claims. “This is the final […]
Meanwhile, crypto assets continue to decline in what has been a divergence from tech stock markets, which continue to see growth. Last week’s economic reports painted a rosy picture of a robust economy, resilient consumer spending, and gradually cooling inflation. This is the fuel for the Federal Reserve to ease its monetary policy, with investors […]
The current U.S. benchmark rate for massive overnight money market loans from the central bank is in the range of 5.25% and 5.5%. When Powell spoke in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, markets expected more signals of a regime of interest rate cutting ahead. Instead, he went a step further and explicitly endorsed rate cuts. In […]
Crypto markets have held on to gains over the weekend following an upsurge in the wake of the Federal Reserve meeting last Friday. Speaking at Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Jerome Powell affirmed expectations of an impending monetary policy pivot stating “the time has come for policy to adjust,” before adding that the “timing and pace […]