Investors Predict Fed to Hike Rates This Week — Reactions From Crypto, Stocks...
The U.S. central bank is expected to raise its target fed funds rate on Wednesday for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. Analysts and economists are hyper-focused on this key event, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues in Europe. If the Federal Reserve decides to increase the rate by a quarter percentage point from zero, investors wonder how stock markets, crypto prices, and investments like precious metals will react to the news. A 25 Basis Point Increase Is Expected — Anxiety Revolves Around the Fed’s Next Moves Last week, the world watched as....
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On July 26, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a level not seen in more than a week as investor anxiety grew in anticipation of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. Bitcoin Slumps According to TradingView, the leading cryptocurrency is currently trading below $21,000 at $20,955, down 4.26 percent today and a further 7.17 percent over the past week. As a result, the total market value of the digital asset is currently $400.13 billion. More than a week ago, on July 18, BTC had a market cap of this amount. Hopes for a long-lasting Bitcoin recovery have been dashed by the dip, which has....
Polls suggest that the Fed is likely to raise rates by 75 basis points as Bitcoin price clings to $19,000. Bitcoin (BTC) underwent a weak rebound on Sep. 21, and the U.S. dollar jumped to a new yearly high as investors await today's Federal Open Market Committee's interest rate decision.BTC price hold $19K ahead of Fed decisionBTC's price has managed to cling on to $19,000 with a modest daily gain of 1.33% . Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index (DXY), which measures the greenback's strength versus a pool of top foreign currencies, rose to 110.86, the highest level in twenty years.BTC/USD vs.....
The United States Federal Reserve is tightening, and interest rates hike has heavily impacted on the crypto market. Earlier this month, Bloomberg Analyst McGlone said Bitcoin would outperform traditional stocks as interest rates hike. However, to this point, Bitcoin does not seem to follow Bloomberg’s predicted trend. As a matter of fact, despite Bloomberg’s bullish standpoint, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are still in a crash. For example, BTC and ETH dropped by 2% after the Fed’s announcement and bounced back. But have now crashed again. BTC is currently trading below....
Investors will be focused on the U.S. central bank this Wednesday as Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to raise the benchmark interest rate aggressively. The top U.S. stock indexes saw significant losses at the end of the week, and the Nasdaq composite saw its worst four-month starting performance since 1971. Crypto markets have had a rough week as well, as the crypto economy has shed 8.99% against the U.S. dollar since April 25, dropping from $1.967 trillion to $1.79 trillion. Fed Expected to Raise Benchmark Interest Rate Aggressively, Dutch Bank ING Predicts a 50bp Hike and a QE....
International markets are uneasily relaxed today, as investors and speculators position for a September Fed rates hike. Chinese Yuan devaluation surprised markets last week and may have a subtle influence on that hoped-for September outcome. This post is powered by the Bitcoin Trading Network xbt.social - CCN29 and get 29USD off! Economic Indicators. World Indexes and Forex Rates. Commodities. In the Calendar This Week. Mon 17 August. Japan Prelim GDP q/q (actual: -0.4% expected: -0.5% previous: 1.0%). Tue 18 August. UK CPI y/y (expected: 0.0% previous: 0.0%). US Building Permits....