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Federal reserve
Crypto Catalyst Watch: What Might Move Markets This Week
The Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike decision and U.S. inflation data are among key upcoming items.
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By Stephen Alpher
Jun 12, 2023 at 6:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2023
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Finance
Federal reserve
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.
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By Stephen Alpher
Mar 22, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
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Analysis
Bitcoin, Ether Shrug Off U.S. Jobs Data
The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization also recently appear to have decoupled from equity indexes.
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By Glenn Williams
Mar 16, 2023 at 8:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2023
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Markets
Analysis
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.
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By Glenn Williams
Mar 14, 2023 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2023
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Markets
Analysis
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 Reser...
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By Glenn Williams
Mar 14, 2023 at 12:40 a.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
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?
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By George Kaloudis
Mar 10, 2023 at 11:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2023
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Bitcoin
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%.
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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.
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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 T...
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By Jackson Wood
Dec 8, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2022
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Markets
Federal reserve
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.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
By Helene Braun
Nov 30, 2022 at 7:02 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2022
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