A Full Percentage Point Rate Hike? Bitcoin Traders Size Up Fed’s Desperation on Inflation
Chances of a 100 basis point rate hike rose fast following Tuesday's CPI report.
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Sep 14, 2022 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
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US CPI Report Shows Inflation Hotter Than Expected, Bitcoin Plunges 9.6%
Core inflation, which is more closely watched by traders, rose 0.6 percent in August, a larger increase than in July.
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Sep 13, 2022 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
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US Inflation Data Could Test Bitcoin’s Rally
The price of BTC gained 15% over the weekend as traders wait for positive U.S. inflation data.
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Sep 12, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. UTC
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Federal Reserve to Act 'Forthrightly, Strongly' Until Inflation 'Job Is Done,' Powell Says
The U.S. central bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by another 75 basis points this month.
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Sep 8, 2022 at 4:32 p.m. UTC
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Hawkish Fed Chatter Has Wall Street Betting on Big Rate Hike, Crypto Traders Shorting Bitcoin
Some of the central bank's officials want to see "several months" of low inflation to gain confidence that price pressure is easing.
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Sep 7, 2022 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
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The Fed Wants You to Lose Money in Stocks and Probably Crypto, Too
Monetary policy works through financial conditions, including equities and consequently crypto, which has been highly correlated with the equity market.
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Sep 6, 2022 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
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More Volatility Ahead for Bitcoin as Federal Reserve Keeps Quiet
BTC traders will have to be data dependent, just like the central bank.
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Aug 31, 2022 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
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Wounded Crypto Traders Desperate for Clues From Fed’s Big Meeting This Week
The central bank’s annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, conference could provide hints on where interest rates are headed – and thus where crypto prices will go.
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Aug 24, 2022 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
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Why Economic Wars Are Inflationary
Why our understanding of inflation might be fundamentally mistaken.
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Aug 14, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Aggressive Rate Hikes Still Necessary, Say Fed’s Evans and Kashkari
A slowdown in inflation reported Wednesday morning raised hopes the U.S. central bank might tap the brakes on its monetary tightening cycle.
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Aug 10, 2022 at 9:11 p.m. UTC
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