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World Gold Council Anticipates Flat Performance In ‘Soft Landing’ Scenario
11.12.2023
The World Gold Council (WGC) is anticipating a flat demand for the precious metal in the expected case of a “soft landing” scenario. However, the institution states that a recession is still not off the table, given that the U.S. Federal Reserve has managed only to pull off two soft...
JPMorgan: US Crypto Regulations Unlikely to Ease Despite SEC Legal Defeats
13.11.2023
Global investment bank JPMorgan has warned investors that U.S. crypto regulations are unlikely to ease, even though the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has lost several recent court cases against crypto firms. “It is far from clear that the regulatory tightening of the crypto...
Glassnode Data Shows Bitcoin Supply Less Liquid Than Ever Despite Market Gains
8.11.2023
The scarcity of the bitcoin supply has tightened, as revealed by the recent Glassnode study on onchain activities. Observations show that the inactivity of coins is touching both multi-year and unprecedented peaks, despite a substantial uptick in bitcoin’s value throughout the current year....
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Challenges $36,000 Resistance: Is a Breakout Imminent?
4.11.2023
Bitcoin ‘s tenacious battle against the $36,000 resistance mark has captured the attention of investors and analysts alike, with the cryptocurrency exhibiting marginal gains of 0.02% to position itself at $34,730 on Saturday. This comes amidst a broader regulatory sweep, as U.S. authorities...
'I don't own Bitcoin, but I should' — legendary investor Druckenmiller
31.10.2023
Veteran investor Stanley Druckenmiller praised Bitcoin for establishing its own “brand” during an interview with hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones
Fed’s Powell Hints at Continued Elevated Rates; Fedwatch Tool Indicates Near-Certain Hike Next Month
19.10.2023
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday the U.S. central bank remains committed to bringing down inflation and will maintain restrictive monetary policy until prices cool. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, Powell hinted that further interest rate hikes may be appropriate...
Biden considers tightening AI chip controls to China via third parties
13.10.2023
The additional restrictions being considered by the Biden administration would try to target ways Chinese developers could access U.S.-made AI semiconductor chips
Report: Long-Term Holders Gobble Up $1.35B in Bitcoin Each Month While Altcoin Mania Lies Dormant
11.10.2023
Seasoned crypto investors continue scooping up bitcoin (BTC) at a rate of 50,000 coins per month valued at $1.35 billion, according to blockchain analytics firm Glassnode’s latest onchain report. This supply tightening comes as the broader digital asset market remains “exceptionally...
S&P Downgrades 5 Regional US Banks Amid Challenging Banking Environment
24.8.2023
On Monday, S&P Global Ratings slashed ratings for five U.S. regional banks, pointing to the strenuous operating atmosphere plaguing the sector since the year’s outset. The impacted banks include Associated Banc Corp., Comerica Inc., KeyCorp, UMB Financial Corp., and Valley National...
Bitget mandates KYC requirements in line with tightening global regulations
21.8.2023
The exchange operator is instituting new KYC requirements for users from September 2023 to comply with developing global regulatory guidelines
JPMorgan Economists Discard Prior Recession Prediction, Foresee US Economic Resilience
5.8.2023
JPMorgan’s economists have jettisoned previous predictions of an impending U.S. recession. Their chief U.S. economist, Michael Feroli, is confident that the American economy will maintain a modest but steady growth trajectory throughout the remainder of the current year and well into 2024....
End of Fed’s Tightening Cycle: Bernanke, Majority of Polled Economists See Terminal Rate Hike Ahead
23.7.2023
With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls 2023’s Banking Fiasco a ‘Mini Crisis’, Foresees Consumer Savings Depleted by Year’s End
15.7.2023
Four days ago, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was interviewed by The Economist and he discussed the recent U.S. banking disaster that occurred last March. At that time, the public witnessed the second, third, and fourth largest bank failures in U.S. history. Dimon asserted that “for the most part,”...
Bitcoin Steady Above $30K as China Factory Deflation Suggests End of Global Tightening Cycle Is Near
10.7.2023
China is exporting deflation across the Western world. Ultimately this will be good for risk assets as it relates to the end of the global interest-rate increase cycle, one observer said
World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Report: Gold Set for a Neutral Second Half Under Economic Uncertainty
9.7.2023
On July 6, 2023, the World Gold Council (WGC) released its 2023 Mid-Year Outlook, revealing that a “strong first half for gold is likely to give way to a more neutral H2.” According to WGC researchers and market strategists, central banks are “nearing the end of their...
The High Rate Environment — Bank of America Faces Paper Losses Exceeding $100 Billion
4.7.2023
Following the aftermath of the United States’ three major bank collapses, several market observers argue that the banking crisis in the country persists. Bank of America has recently garnered significant attention, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reporting that...
U.S. considers tightening restrictions on AI chip exports
29.6.2023
Officials in the U.S. are considering restricting the level of computing power on chips to lessen the flow of AI chips available in the Chinese market
JPMorgan Outlines 4 Global Outlook Scenarios — Warns of ‘Boil the Frog’ Recession as Global Downturn Looms
27.6.2023
Global investment bank JPMorgan has presented four probable global outlook scenarios, with “boil the frog” recession emerging as the most likely outcome. The bank’s economists warned: “Broad-based developed-market tightening points to a more synchronized global downturn sometime...
San Francisco Fed President Deems 2 Rate Hikes in 2023 ‘Reasonable,’ Urges Caution in Monetary Policy
26.6.2023
Mary Daly, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, expressed her views this week, stating that she believes two additional rate hikes this year would be appropriate. However, she maintains a neutral stance regarding the forthcoming July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting...
IMF Urges Fed to Maintain Tightening Policy Amid Inflation Concerns, Citing ‘Challenges’ Ahead
9.6.2023
On Thursday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack urged the U.S. Federal Reserve and several other central banks to maintain a restrictive monetary policy known as tightening. Kozack stated that the U.S. central bank may need to keep the federal funds rate higher “for...