Markets React Sharply as Fed’s Rate Cut Triggers Unexpected Sell-Off Across M...
The Federal Reserve’s latest policy move was expected to calm financial markets. Instead, it set off one of the sharpest intraday reversals the crypto sector has seen this quarter. Related Reading: Upcoming Crypto Market Structure Bill Markup Likely Pushed To Post-Holiday After delivering a widely anticipated 25-basis-point rate cut, the Fed signaled a slower path […]
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The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, and it was the largest increase since 1994. According to the Fed member’s expectations, the central bank will likely add another 1.5 percentage points by the year’s end.
Fed Hikes Rate by 75 bps, Global Markets See Slight Rebound
America’s central bank raised the interest rate by 75 bps on June 15, as it was the highest increase in decades. The last 75 bps rate hike took place during Alan Greenspan’s tenure, as the central bank’s former lead....
Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market have been in a festive mood in response to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike, sending both Bitcoin and Ethereum climbing in prices. The Fed’s announcement has sent Bitcoin’s price up by 5%. As of this writing, Bitcoin is trading at $22,837, up 7 percent in the last 24 hours. More so, Ethereum’s price also spiked by 11.6%; hitting $1,550, data from Coingecko show, Thursday. In fact, the entire crypto market is on a positive outlook with the total crypto market cap at $1 trillion. Bitcoin was down the past week with its....
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting has always had significant implications on the crypto market because this is where the interest rates for the US markets are determined. With the announcement of whether there is a rate hike, a rate ease, or the interest rates staying the same, the markets always react, either positively […]