Biggest Fed rate hike in 40 years? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
The Fed prepares an inflation move that could act as a "sledgehammer" for crypto and risk assets. Bitcoin (BTC) faces another week of “huge” macro announcements after the lowest weekly close since July.After days of losses following the latest inflation data from the United States, BTC/USD, like altcoins and risk assets more broadly, has failed to recover.The largest cryptocurrency has yet to flip $20,000 to convincing support, and as the third full week of September begins, the danger is once again that that level could function as resistance.Bulls have plenty to worry about — the coming....
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The Federal Reserve of the United States increased interest rates by 0.75 percent on Thursday, the single biggest increase in three decades. However, the central bank has indicated that additional increases are forthcoming later this year. Bitcoin fluctuated significantly following the Fed’s announcement of a rate hike, which was a desperate attempt to counteract increasing […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4 to 1% — Increase Was the largest Rate Hike in 2 Decades On May 4, 2022, the U.S. central bank raised the benchmark interest rate in order to curb rising inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) explained on Wednesday in a press release that the 12 FOMC members “decided to....
The U.S. Federal Reserve introduced another jumbo rate hike on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, by hiking the federal funds rate (FFR) by 75 basis points (bps). The American central bank said on Wednesday that the hike aims to curb inflation and the Fed says “recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production.” U.S. Central Bank Hikes the Federal Funds Rate by 75bps While U.S. president Joe Biden hosted an event called the “Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge,” the country’s central bank increased the FFR once again by 75bps on Wednesday.....
Bitcoin price has been unable to pick a clear direction lately, with market participants holding out ahead of the top-tier market events this week. Perhaps the biggest market catalyst this week might be the FOMC statement, although no actual monetary policy changes are expected for now. Perhaps the biggest market catalyst this week might be the FOMC statement, although no actual monetary policy changes are expected for now. After all, the Fed just hiked interest rates by 0.25% in December and might be keen on preventing additional market volatility for now. Instead, market watchers will be....
SOL was nearly 10% higher on Thursday, as crypto prices rebounded following recent losses. The rebound comes a day after the latest Fed rate hike, with TRX also gaining on the news. Solana (SOL) SOL was trading higher during today’s session, spurred by the latest Federal Reserve rate hike. Following a low of $28.46 on Wednesday, SOL/USD surged to an intraday peak of $35.71 earlier in the day. Today’s move saw SOL hit its highest point in the last five days, and comes as prices seemed to have found a floor, following recent declines in price. Overall, SOL is still nearly 25%....