Hawkish Fed comments push Bitcoin price and stocks lower again
Bitcoin price drops a leg lower and stocks slump after St. Lous Federal Reserve President James Bullard signals that interest rates could rise by the end of this year. Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider financial markets faced a new wave of selling on June 18 following comments from James Bullard, the president of the United States Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, indicating that he expects the first interest rate increase to happen in late 2022. Bullard's comments were even more hawkish than Wednesday’s comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who indicated that the rate hikes would come in....
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The crypto community has witnessed another price plunge after the just concluded Federal Reserve annual meeting. Many investors already anticipated a new turn in asset prices after Jerome Powell spoke on the approach to combat inflation. But from the turn of events, Powell tipped the scale against investors’ expectations. As a result, many cryptocurrencies and equities have already started a downward price trend. Ethereum (ETH) and many other cryptocurrencies have lost some August 25 price gains. After the meeting, ETH’s price tanked 9% and stood at $1555. But the bears....
Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This Week Hawkish Fed comments push Bitcoin price and stocks lower againThe crypto markets had started the week with a spring in their step.Last Sunday, Elon Musk revealed that Tesla would be prepared to accept Bitcoin as a payment method again once it could be proved that 50% of the energy used by miners comes from clean,....
Dogecoin Price Key Highlights. Dogecoin price traded higher recently, but the upside move was not convincing, which leaves it at a risk of declines. The broken trend line (as highlighted in yesterday's post) was tested again. There is a chance that the price might head lower one more time and retest 60.0 Satoshis in the near term. Dogecoin price failing to hold gains is a worrying sign, and might call for a move lower if buyers did not manage to push it higher. Retest of 60 Satoshis? The Dogecoin price showed a lot of bearish signs on the hourly chart, which leaves it at a risk of a move....
Bitcoin price is dropping back toward monthly lows, but analysts agree that the current range is a “buy zone.” Bitcoin's (BTC) downtrend extended a few rungs lower on Dec. 3 after the price dropped under $54,000 and traders will note that the BTC/USD daily chart shows a notable uptick in sell volume. Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Source: AlternativeInvestors seem concerned at the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant and hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, veteran investment icon Charlie Munger added to the fire by comparing the price action in the crypto market to the dot-com....
Bitcoin shed over 15% in the last 24 hours to around $21k and the whole crypto market sank below $1 trillion on Monday. Whether this gloomy start of the week will be followed by even more downside or some relief, could depend on next week’s meeting of the US Federal Reserve (FED). Related Reading | Crypto Markets Lose $100 Billion As Bitcoin Drops Below $26K – More Pain Ahead? Dovish Or Hawkish? The US is seeing the largest year-on-year increase of the Consumer Price Index since December 1981. Inflation has not been “flattening out” as Fed Chair Jerome Powell expected in....