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After a Wild Ride, Stocks Take a Breather and Crypto Bounces Back
17.3.2020
Cryptocurrency markets stabilized somewhat as traditional financial markets found some footing Tuesday
Analysts Question Gold’s Safe Haven Status – 2008 Data Shows Central Banks Oversaturated Bullion Markets
17.3.2020
After bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark rate by 100 bps, but gold prices subsequently dropped below $1,500 per ounce hours later. The current sentiment...
The Fed’s $700B Bazooka Misfires, Feat. CoinDesk’s Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson
16.3.2020
Far from reassuring the markets, the Fed’s dramatic action over the weekend seems to have spooked them instead
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
Crypto Leaders Lash Out Federal Reserve for Bailing Out Hedge Funds
16.3.2020
Those who witnessed the crisis of 2008 will definitely agree that the disaster was building up for months, and when it finally, it shook the entire global financial system. The major factions responsible for the economic crisis included the hedge funds, big finance houses, private banks, etc.,...
Federal Reserve Cuts Reserve Ration to Zero
16.3.2020
Federal Reserve announced rate cuts in the reserve ratio for banks to 0%, and last this happened was in December of 2008, the year of a horrific crisis whose shocks the world continued to feel for years. The recent downfall in the market seems to be a strong indicator, and alarms across the world...
‘Not a Drill’ — Business as Usual for Bitcoin as Fed Bails out US
16.3.2020
“No circuit breaks, no bailouts” — Bitcoin functions flawlessly without intervention, despite the global market panic
QE4 Begins: Fed Cuts Rates, Buys $700B in Bonds; Bitcoin Rallies 7.7%
15.3.2020
Effectively, this is “QE4,” the fourth major round of quantitative easing by the American central bank since the global financial crisis a little more than a decade ago
Wilshire Phoenix CEO Explains $168B US Fed Injection and Crypto Correlation
13.3.2020
Wilshire Phoenix CEO Bill Herrmann sheds light on the recent $168 billion Fed injections and their relation to crypto
Gold and Bitcoin Markets Tested, While Central Banks Try to Quell Stock Market Rout
13.3.2020
Central banks worldwide have been bracing for the worst, as the global economy has shuddered over the last seven days. On March 11, the Bank of England slashed rates by 50 bps bringing the base rate down to 0.25%. Meanwhile, Wall Street bankers and U.S. President Donald Trump want the Federal...
In Echo of 2008, Fed Pledges $1.5 Trillion Injection to Aid Reeling Markets
12.3.2020
The pumping of trillions of dollars of fresh liquidity into the financial system recalled the central bank’s unprecedented efforts during the last crisis
As NY Fed Promises More Cash, What Will Christine Lagarde Do?
11.3.2020
Bitcoin prices slid for a fifth straight day, but the bigger news is what the NY Fed and Christine Lagarde's ECB do next
Blockchain Lender Reports 300% Surge as Fed Slashes Interest Rates
11.3.2020
The Fed’s emergency interest rate cuts have spurred a flurry of lenders to seek blockchain-based loans with Morgan Creek-backed fintech Figure Technologies
That Noise You’re Hearing? Central Banks Struggling to Evolve
11.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at the evolving role of central banks in the context of the current crisis, and what that could mean for crypto
Federal Reserve Injects $168B, Greater Than Entire BTC Market Cap
10.3.2020
The Fed adds $168 billion into the financial system, making Bitcoin’s market cap look small
You Call That Volatility? Bitcoin Traders Scoff at Wall Street’s Gyrations
9.3.2020
As traditional markets undergo a level of anxiety not seen since the 2008 recession, the cryptocurrency industry showed few existential signs of distress
Bitcoin Not Affected as US Fed Prints Equivalent of 9.8M BTC in 1 Day
7.3.2020
The Fed is piling in dollars with no intrinsic value to “help” bank liquidity in the wake of coronavirus volatility
The US Dollar Could Fall Out of Favor If It Doesn't Go Digital, ING Economist Says
5.3.2020
Facebook’s Libra, as well as CBDCs, could lead to changes in currency usage preferences, and ING economist explained
Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
4.3.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed...
Bitcoin Drops 2% Following Fed’s First Emergency Rate Cut Since 2008
3.3.2020
Bitcoin prices slid Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an emergency cut in interest rates to counteract risks to the economy from the spreading coronavirus