Bitcoin hits $37.5K, stocks recoup losses ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC statement
BTC and stocks bounced back from Monday’s onslaught as analysts speculate that the Fed’s upcoming rate hikes are beginning to be priced into the Bitcoin’s price action. The dominant sentiment of doom and gloom in the crypto market shifted toward hope on Jan. 25 after the price of Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to $37,500 briefly as stock markets staged a midday rally that recovered most of the losses from Jan. 24.Even with Jan. 25's recovery, global markets remain in a state of flux, primarily due to uncertainty over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates in the coming months, with....
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Key Bitcoin Takeaways Bitcoin sell-off accelerated ahead of the US session as US 10-year Treasury yields hit a fresh 13-month peak. The cryptocurrency’s latest decline appeared ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day policy meeting conclusion. Economists believe that the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell would maintain easy-money policies while ignoring intervention in the rising […]
The odds are on for a March rate increase after Wednesday’s FOMC minutes, but stocks also fear geopolitical instability this week. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $43,000 on Feb. 17 as another day on ranging compounded hopes for an incoming breakout.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewFed teases over rate hikesData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD acting in a slightly widened zone with $44,500 as a ceiling over the past 24 hours.The pair had returned to the top of its intraday range overnight on the back of United States Federal Reserve....
Yesterday’s FOMC meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) brought less volatility to the Bitcoin market than many experts had expected. The Bitcoin price moved in a narrow range during and after the meeting. Ultimately, the Fed raised interest rates by 75 basis points, as expected. The FOMC statement said the Fed would “take into […]
Bitcoin was trading marginally higher ahead of Wednesday’s United States FOMC meeting, where it is expected that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates. As inflation continues to remain at elevated levels, many anticipate the Fed will raise rates by over 75 basis points. Ethereum was also up, after briefly falling below $1,300 on Monday. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was marginally higher on Tuesday, as markets began to prepare for tomorrow’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. BTC/USD hit an intraday high of $19,639.48 earlier in today’s session, as prices....
BTC, altcoins and stocks sharply sold-off as pressure builds ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting and the possibility that the Fed will taper its easy-money policies. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are once again on the defensive foot after the breakout momentum that put the price above $50,000 on the weekend evaporated and pulled the price under $47,000. Analysts say the slight pullback in equities markets and the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting are the primary reasons for Dec. 13's pullback and a few suggest that a revisit to the swing low at $42,000 could be on the cards.....