Stagnant industrial production and rising rates may curb inflation but signal potential economic slowdown, impacting future growth prospects.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team18 Sept
Grayscale says the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point hike is unlikely to materially reshape crypto markets, unless tightening extends into 2026.
Members of the Federal Open Market Committee showed their lowest level of worry about gross domestic product growth since it first started releasing its outlook.
Bank of America calculates this week’s Federal Open Market Committee statement explaining the decision to lift interest rates by a quarter-point as its most terse, at just 130 words, since 2007.
Republican senators are siding with conservative members of the Supreme Court who came under withering attack from President Trump this week after ruling against Trump’s plan to have the U.S. Postal Service screen mail-in ballots to guard against non-citizens voting. Republican senators say the Supreme Court made the right decision to reject the plan to…
The Hill•Alexander Bolton18 Sept
The Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% on Sept. 16, pushing the one-year Treasury yield to 4.45% the same day and pressuring crypto lending yields. That move lifts the return available to anyone willing to hold nothing riskier than government debt, setting a fresh benchmark for crypto lending yields […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos18 Sept
Key takeaways The failed CLARITY Act vote and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase have weighed on sentiment. XRP futures open interest fell from 2.25 billion to 2.12 billion tokens, signaling softer speculative demand. The 50-day and 100-day EMAs provide support between $1.28 and $1.26. Ripple’s XRP remained under bearish pressure on Friday, trading just above […]
CoinJournal•Hassan Maishera18 Sept
Grayscale says the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike will not drive major changes in crypto markets. Nor would a second increase this year. Head of Research Zach Pandl published the note on Thursday. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had raised its target range to 3.75%-4.00% a day earlier. Why 1997 Matters More Than 2022
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir18 Sept
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its interest rate to 1.25% on Friday, the highest level since 1995, as energy costs from the war in Iran pressure economies. The board split 7-2 on the decision, with members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissenting. Markets had priced in the move almost entirely before the meeting ended.
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir18 Sept
The Bank of England holds rates at 3.75% as UK inflation rises and the US Federal Reserve hikes to 4%.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock18 Sept
Jim Cramer breaks down which stock sectors won and lost through the Fed's last hiking cycle, with lessons for today.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock18 Sept
iCapital's Dan Suzuki raised his 10-year Treasury yield forecast to 5.3%, saying oil, not the Fed, will drive the move.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock18 Sept
Bitcoin may struggle to break decisively above $80,000 as tighter U.S. monetary policy and the CLARITY Act setback weigh on near-term conditions. Coinshares sees both headwinds delaying a stronger crypto recovery. Bitcoin’s $80,000 Breakout Faces a Tougher Fed Bitcoin faces a more difficult path above $80,000 after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms18 Sept
Bitcoin traders may have less to fear from the Federal Reserve’s latest tightening than during the last bear market, according to Grayscale. The crypto asset manager sees the current rate cycle as a limited adjustment rather than a prolonged policy shift. Grayscale Sees a Different Fed Cycle for Bitcoin Bitcoin traders should not treat the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms18 Sept
CNBC's Jim Cramer said investors shouldn’t assume stocks will struggle for the entire period.
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Unlikely To Be Bothered by Interest Rate Hike: Grayscale The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday — and may do so again this year — but bitcoin's price is unlikely to be hurt, Grayscale argued. This post Bitcoin Price Unlikely To Be Bothered by Interest Rate Hike: Grayscale first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
Bitcoin’s price snapped its recent downward trend, briefly touching $77,000 before settling around $76,600. Despite sharp swings and pressure from a unanimous 25-basis-point Fed rate hike, bitcoin maintained a $1.54 trillion market cap with a 1% daily gain. Market Recovery and Price Action Bitcoin’s price showed signs of recovery Thursday after briefly touching $77,000, snapping […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara17 Sept
The Fed's commitment to independence may lead to more aggressive rate hikes, impacting economic stability and market expectations.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez17 Sept
Trump's criticism of the Fed's rate hike may shift economic blame, impacting voter perceptions and midterm election outcomes.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept
The president blasted the rest of the Fed — and kept up his demand for a cut — but spared Fed Chairman Kevin M. Warsh from the criticism.
The New York Times•Tony Romm and Colby Smith17 Sept