Bitcoin drifts into weekly close while Fed rate hike looms as next major BTC ...
The Fed's decision on interest rates is due Wednesday — and everyone in Bitcoin is talking about it. Bitcoin (BTC) upped the volatility into the weekly close on March 13 as markets braced for geopolitical and macro economic cues.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewLong-awaited Fed action set to come this weekData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it again came close to testing $38,000 support during Sunday.The pair had seen a quiet end to the week on Wall Street, the weekend proving similarly calm as the status quo both within and....
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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.....
According to recent reports close to central bank officials, the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely deliver another interest rate hike by roughly 75 basis points (bps) next month. Moreover, markets are predicting another rise by three-quarters of a point, and CME’s Fedwatch Tool indicates there’s a near-certain (98%) chance the central bank will choose a 75bps raise. Despite the market expecting an aggressive Fed, an analyst from investors.com believes the Fed will pivot by December depending “on how financial markets act between now and then.” Philadelphia Fed President: ‘Inflation Is Known....
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned that a major rate hike by the Federal Reserve risks deflation in the U.S. economy. Musk’s warning followed an analysis by Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, who cautioned that “Leading inflation indicators like gold and copper are flagging the risk of deflation.”
Elon Musk, Fed Rate Hikes, and Deflation
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday evening that “A major Fed rate hike risks deflation.” His tweet has attracted much attention. At the time of writing, it has been liked 80K times and retweeted almost 7K....
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....
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.....