Federal Reserve
Wages Aren’t Rising With Inflation, Can Crypto Help?
Michele Schneider, MarketGauge Group managing director, shares her crypto markets update with “First Mover” following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony on inflation and the release of the jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Schneider addresses the economic tensions that arise as inflation increases while wages stay stagnant, and the uptick in crypto transaction volumes from Russia and Ukraine.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Sees Rate Hike This Month Despite Ukraine War
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he is “inclined to propose and support a 25-basis-point rate hike" in March. In addition, Powell stated that “war underscores need” for crypto regulation as the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolds. "The Hash" team reacts to Powell's comments.
Fed Funds Futures Contracts Data Suggests Investors Are Predicting Less Hawkish Move by the Fed
A chart from CME's FedWatch Tool shows how the market is predicting the Federal Reserve's next move at its upcoming March 16 meeting. Earlier this month, the market expected more hawkish action. But the Chart of the Day shows something different. What changed? "All About Bitcoin" fill-in host Lawrence Lewitinn explains the data.
Bitcoin Down as Stocks Pare Losses After Fed Minutes
Bitcoin is down over 3% over the past 24 hours as stock prices also fell off after the release of the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting minutes. TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman discusses his reading of the impact of "inflationary pressures" and geopolitical tensions on the crypto markets, and where we're headed.
Osprey Funds Founder Remains Bullish as Fed Ready to Shrink Balance Sheet Soon
Osprey Funds Founder and CEO Greg King shares his markets analysis as the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes show a soon shrinking balance sheet. King says that the market needs to get through this fed cycle to potentially get out of a bear market.
Bitcoin Rangebound; Initial Support at $40K, Resistance at $46K
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading in a tight range between $43,000 and $44,000 over the past 24 hours. Support is nearby, which could limit pullbacks over the short term, CoinDesk’s Markets Analyst Damanick Dantes explains. He adds that traders are looking forward to March’s pending rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
VanEck CEO on Why the Talk About 'Recession' May Begin Later in the Year
VanEck CEO Jan Van Eck shares why we may start talking about the word "recession" later in the year on "All About Bitcoin." He adds that while he continues to buy, the pessimistic view is that "financial markets in general will have trouble digesting [the Federal Reserve's] interest rate hikes." Plus, reaction to the Senate Banking Committee's stablecoin hearing and its impact on the markets.
Bitcoin Worth $670M Leaves Centralized Exchanges After Hawkish Fed Comments
Crypto investors seem to have stepped up bitcoin accumulation, shrugging off prospects of faster interest-rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve. More than 18,000 bitcoin worth $670 million left centralized exchanges Thursday, registering the biggest single-day net outflow in over a month. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.
What the Fed’s March Rate Increase Signal Means for Crypto
Bitcoin has stabilized on the heels of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank will likely raise interest rates in March amid concerns of soaring inflation. Michael Venuto, chief investment officer at Toroso Investments, discusses its potential impact on the crypto markets.
Federal Reserve Could Raise Interest Rate Hikes in March; What This Means for Crypto
The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday it plans to begin raising interest rate hikes as early as March to combat rising inflation. Gerber Kawasaki Co-founder & CEO Ross Gerber discusses the potential repercussions of the Fed decision on the crypto markets and wider economy.
