Bitcoin Slips Below $64K After Warsh Says "No Soft Inflation Target"
Crypto's relief pop after the Fed's 9-3 hold faded within the hour as the new chair's hawkish press conference dragged risk assets lower.
Crypto's relief pop after the Fed's 9-3 hold faded within the hour as the new chair's hawkish press conference dragged risk assets lower.

Warsh's hawkish stance and reduced forward guidance could heighten market volatility, particularly impacting sensitive crypto assets.

Chair Kevin Warsh kept the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75% and offered no new signals on when cuts—or hikes—might come.

The Fed's lack of rate guidance amid resilient economy and high inflation suggests uncertainty, impacting market expectations and future policy.

The Fed's focus on inflation targets amid economic resilience suggests cautious monetary policy, impacting market expectations and rate decisions.

Warsh's firm stance on inflation targets signals a hawkish Fed approach, impacting market expectations and reducing rate cut probabilities.
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, defying calls for a surprise hike while revealing an unexpectedly hawkish split within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Three officials dissented in favor of a 25-basis-point increase, underscoring lingering concerns over inflation and setting up heightened scrutiny of Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks. Fed Keeps Rates Steady


Warsh's opaque stance fuels market volatility, complicating investor strategies and heightening sensitivity to economic data and FOMC dynamics.

Warsh's monetarist approach could tighten liquidity, impacting crypto markets and potentially leading to more volatile economic conditions.

Warsh's struggle with inflation may lead to prolonged high interest rates, impacting both traditional and digital asset markets significantly.

Bitcoin fell over the past 24 hours as traders positioned for a Federal Reserve decision that could break a market pattern dating back more than three decades. Data from CryptoSlate showed the largest cryptocurrency falling as much as 3% to $62,913, its lowest level in nearly two weeks, before recovering to $63,795 as of press […]

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold its benchmark rate at 3.50% to 3.75% for a fifth straight meeting when Chair Kevin Warsh delivers the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision on July 29, but TD Securities says the U.S. dollar could weaken anyway as traders overprice the odds of a surprise hike. A […]
Economists like Joe Lavorgna argue the Fed should hike rates today. Here's the case, and why markets see it as a surprise.

Persistent inflation challenges could lead to prolonged restrictive monetary policies, impacting economic growth and market stability.

Federal funds futures traders are pricing a majority chance that the U.S. Federal Reserve holds rates steady this week, but trading activity beneath the headline tells a more nuanced story. Positioning has gradually shifted as Chair Kevin Warsh approaches his second policy decision, with a growing share of participants buying protection against the possibility of […]

President Trump presses the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates dramatically during comments on Air Force One, highlighting other nations' lower costs and praising new Chair Kevin Warsh.

Trump's push for rate cuts amid high inflation risks undermining Fed's independence, potentially destabilizing economic and crypto markets.

Warsh's leadership may signal a more hawkish Fed, potentially altering market expectations and impacting economic stability and growth forecasts.

Warsh's leadership faces scrutiny as potential rate hikes could reshape economic forecasts, impacting market stability and investor confidence.