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Tag: Federal Reserve
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Drops to 5-Day Low, as Fed Likely to Delay Policy Pivot
Ethereum dropped to its lowest level since last Friday during today’s session, as consolidation in crypto markets continued on Wednesday. This comes ahead of this afternoon’s U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Bitcoin was also in the red, and remains below $20,800. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade below $20,800 on Wednesday, as market uncertainty […]
Economists Warn of Severe Recession as Fed Continues Raising Interest Rates to Fight Inflation
A growing number of economists have warned about a severe recession in the U.S. if the Federal Reserve keeps up its fight against inflation. “Each adverse development in the outside world implies the Fed is going to have to do more in order to bring the situation under control,” said one economist. Economists Warn of […]
Fed Fail: Job Openings Unexpectedly Rose in September
A big and unexpected reversal for the Federal Reserve in a closely watched measure of the labor market. The job vacancy ratio is back up to 1.9.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Above $1,600 as Markets Begin to Anticipate Fed Rate Decision
Ethereum was trading above $1,600 on Monday, as markets prepared for the latest U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Fed is expected to hike rates by 75 basis points this week, as inflation remains at historical highs. Bitcoin also rebounded, hovering marginally below $21,000 in today’s session. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) remained closer to $21,000 on […]
Professor Steve Hanke Says US Economy Was Flat Over the Last Year, but Stresses ‘It’s Going to Hit South’
Amid the chaotic economy, plagued with central bank tinkering, supply chain issues, and red-hot inflation, the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke believes a “pretty big recession” will take place in 2023. Speaking in an interview on Oct. 28, Hanke said that he updated the probability of a U.S. recession to […]
The U.S. Will Weaponize The Dollar By Backing It With Bitcoin
The United States government is likely to back the dollar with bitcoin in order to protect its status as issuer of the global reserve currency.
How The United States Weaponizes The Dollar To Retain Global Hegemony
The dollar wrecking ball is hurting emerging markets and competing currencies alike. Will the U.S. be the last country to print the global reserve currency?
ECB Raises Benchmark Rate by 75bps and Tones Down Long-Term Refinancing Operations
On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the central bank’s third consecutive benchmark bank rate increase this year, raising the rate by 75 basis points (bps). In addition to the rate hike, the ECB changed the central bank’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations terms and conditions noting that they need to be “recalibrated.” ECB Hikes […]
Fed Governor Waller Skeptical of Central Bank Digital Currencies — Says He’s ‘Not a Big Fan’ of the Fed Issuing Digital Dollar
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is not a big fan of the Fed issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). “It’s just a checking account at the Fed,” said the governor. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently said that the central bank has not decided whether to issue a digital dollar. Fed Governor […]