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Federal Reserve Hikes Rates by 25 Basis Points

Recent bank failures had market participants questioning if the U.S. central bank would follow through with its previous intention to further tighten monetary policy.

By Stephen Alpher

Mar 22, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Bitcoin, Ether Shrug Off U.S. Jobs Data

The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization also recently appear to have decoupled from equity indexes.

By Glenn Williams

Mar 16, 2023 at 8:34 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2023

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Crypto Investors Are Left Guessing the Fed’s Next Move

The CPI data shows inflation remains problematic. Crypto investors are hoping the U.S. central bank breaks from its monetary hawkishness of the past year.

By Glenn Williams

Mar 14, 2023 at 6:55 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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Prices, Volume Spike on Mix of Regulators' Backstops and Lower Rate Expectations

Investors found comfort in banking and finance regulators’ interventions on behalf of depositors to Silicon Valley and Signature banks, and grew hopeful that the Federal Reserve would not boost interest rates at its next meeting.

By Glenn Williams

Mar 14, 2023 at 12:40 a.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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Opinion

Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?

Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?

By George Kaloudis

Mar 10, 2023 at 11:06 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Bitcoin Price Falls Back Toward Week's Low on Inflation Worry

The January PCE Price Index – the Fed's favored inflation indicator – unexpectedly rose to 5.4%.

By Stephen Alpher

Feb 24, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2023

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Jerome Powell Says ‘More Work to Be Done’ as FOMC Hikes Rates 50 Basis Points

The half-percentage point increase to the federal fund rate follows four consecutive 75 bps hikes at previous meetings.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Dec 15, 2022 at 8:49 p.m. UTC

Dec 15, 2022

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Crypto for advisors

2022 – Crypto Markets: A Year in Review

Coming off euphoric highs of the year before, the crypto market has endured an environment of tightening monetary policy, which led to sell-offs, implosions of projects like Terra, bankruptcy filings of CeFi companies including Celsius Network and Voyager Digital and the climactic downfall of the FTX exchange.

By Jackson Wood

Dec 8, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC

Dec 8, 2022

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Fed Likely to Raise Rates by 50 Basis Points in December; Bitcoin Jumps

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that "it makes sense to moderate the pace of our rate hikes" as soon as December.

By Helene Braun

Nov 30, 2022 at 7:02 p.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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Bitcoin Holds Above $40K After Rate Hike, Showing Bullish Strength

BTC held above $40,000 Thursday amid a broader uptick in global equities after the Fed announced its 0.25% interest rate hike. Analysts say this is bullish strength, reflecting that long-term buyer interest has migrated from $30,000 to $38,000 due to inflation and geopolitical tensions.

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 17, 2022 at 10:06 p.m. UTC

Mar 17, 2022

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