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Fed Chair Powell Says ‘Very Premature’ to Pause Interest Rate Hikes — Economist Warns It Will Crash Economy
3.11.2022
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that it is “very premature” to think about pausing rate hikes. “We have a ways to go,” he stressed. However, economist Peter Schiff warned that “Planned rate hikes and QT will only succeed in crashing the economy,...
The Fed Codifies Fourth Consecutive 75bps Rate Hike — Stocks, Bitcoin, and Metals Rise
2.11.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve introduced another jumbo rate hike on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, by hiking the federal funds rate (FFR) by 75 basis points (bps). The American central bank said on Wednesday that the hike aims to curb inflation and the Fed says “recent indicators point to modest growth...
Federal Reserve Hikes Rates as Expected, Will Watch 'Lags' in Monetary Policy; Bitcoin Rises
2.11.2022
Economists Warn of Severe Recession as Fed Continues Raising Interest Rates to Fight Inflation
2.11.2022
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...
Fed Preview: As Crypto Market Sees Smaller Rate Hikes From December, Major Banks Warn 'Slower Doesn't Mean Lower'
1.11.2022
Markets are running ahead of themselves in pricing smaller Fed rate hikes and an early end of liquidity tightening, according to major investment banks
Robert Kiyosaki Warns Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate Will Crash as Fed Continues Rate Hikes — Advises Buy Bitcoin Before Fed Pivot
30.10.2022
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has warned that stock, bond, and real estate markets will crash as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates. Noting that the Fed will pivot, he advises investors to buy bitcoin. Robert Kiyosaki Recommends...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Faces Political Pressure Over Interest Rate Hikes
28.10.2022
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has asked Fed Chair Jerome Powell not to forget the Federal Reserve’s “dual mandate” when making decisions about hiking interest rates at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. “It is your job to combat inflation, but at the same...
ECB Raises Benchmark Rate by 75bps and Tones Down Long-Term Refinancing Operations
27.10.2022
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...
Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Hikes 2022 Hashrate Guidance by 10%
25.10.2022
The miner now sees year-end computing power at 5.5 exahash per second (EH/s)
Report: US Central Bank Loses Billions From Rate Hikes, ‘Losses Pile up Into an IOU’
25.10.2022
While the U.S. Federal Reserve ramped up the benchmark bank rate with a barrage of rate hikes, U.S. Treasury markets and global bond markets, in general, have seen one of the worst selloffs in over a decade. The Fed’s actions has fueled criticism toward the U.S. central bank as some strategists...
Invesco Strategist Warns the Fed Is ‘Playing a Dangerous Game’ That Could Lead to ‘Significant Recession’
24.10.2022
The chief global market strategist at Invesco, a global investment firm with $1.3 trillion under management, has warned that the Federal Reserve is playing “a dangerous game” with its 75-basis-point rate hikes. She noted that the Fed’s action could lead to “a significant...
Analysts Say an Onslaught of Fed Rate Hikes Could Spur a ‘Bond Market Flash Crash’ or ‘Blow up the Treasury’
23.10.2022
The U.S. economy has been struggling with inflation running rampant and investors are eagerly waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve to announce the next federal funds rate hike next month. Harris Kupperman, the founder of the hedge fund Praetorian Capital, believes the onslaught of Fed rate hikes...
Bitcoin Now Less Volatile Than Nasdaq and S&P 500 — Stock Markets More Reactive to Inflation, Strong Dollar, Rate Hikes, Energy Crisis
23.10.2022
Bitcoin’s volatility has fallen below that of the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, according to crypto data provider Kaiko. Compared to equity markets, cryptocurrency markets have become less reactive to volatile macro events, including high inflation, an appreciating dollar, rising interest...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Below $19,000 Following FOMC Minutes
13.10.2022
Bitcoin was trading below $19,000 on Thursday, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. In the minutes, the Federal Reserve hinted at upcoming hikes, while also acknowledging a level of surprise at the rate at which inflation has risen. Ethereum moved below...
IMF’s Georgieva Warns Central Banks to Hoard Reserves, Follow Fed Hikes
13.10.2022
The official's comments might be relevant to bitcoin traders, since the largest cryptocurrency's has proven to be correlated with the dollar's strength in foreign-exchange markets
Ark Invest CEO Warns Rate Hikes Could Fuel a ‘Deflationary Bust’ in Open Letter to the Fed
11.10.2022
Following the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report that the U.S. Federal Reserve should stop raising rates, Ark Invest CEO Catherine Wood has published an open letter to the U.S. central bank asking the institution to stop raising interest rates. Wood says that...
Gold and Silver Prices Slide Lower Following US Jobs Report — Analyst Says Data Suggests ‘Market Bottom Is in Place’
7.10.2022
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the precious metals gold and silver dropped in U.S. dollar value following the recent U.S. jobs report for September. The USD value of gold per troy ounce is awfully close to slipping below the $1,700 range, while the price of silver is teetering near the $20 threshold....
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Upbeat Above $20K as Investors Grow Optimistic That Steep Rate Hikes Will Soon End; Kim Kardashian and the SEC's Publicity Grab
5.10.2022
Crypto and other markets responded favorably to a surprisingly large decline in U.S. job openings, which offer the latest evidence of economic slowing
UN Report Urges Fed to Suspend Interest Rate Hikes, Presses for ‘Public Spending’ Increases
4.10.2022
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes and the slew of other central banks raising rates, could pose harm to the global economy. UNCTAD calculated that for every Fed basis point rise, the economic output...
Nigerian Central Bank Hikes Key Interest Rate Just Days After Naira Plunges to New Low
28.9.2022
Following the latest meeting of the monetary policy committee, the Central Bank of Nigeria says it has hiked the monetary policy rate to 15.5%. By increasing the key interest rate by 150 basis points, the central bank hopes to “narrow the negative real interest rate gap and rein...