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Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Hawkish Comments Throw Some Cold Water on Crypto
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Hawkish Comments Throw Some Cold Water on Crypto

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Ether, Touted as Internet Bond, May Top $3K on Fed Rate Cut, Outperform Bitcoin: Omkar Godbole
Crypto at a Pivotal Moment
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A 0.50% Fed Rate Cut Could Raise Alarm for Bitcoin, 10X Research Warns
A 0.50% Fed Rate Cut Could Raise Alarm for Bitcoin, 10X Research Warns

Friday's U.S. jobs report has seemingly set the stage for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to start cutting interest rates, with the first move likely to happen next week.

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Fed Holds Policy Steady, Expresses More Caution Than Expected on September Rate Cut
Fed Holds Policy Steady, Expresses More Caution Than Expected on September Rate Cut

As expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve left its benchmark fed funds rate range unchanged at 5.25%-5.50%. Maybe somewhat surprisingly though, the Fed gave little indication that a September rate cut is ...

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Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists
Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists

Markets, including crypto, briefly rose after Thursday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which showed that prices cooled more than expected in June, spurring hope among traders that the Federal Re...

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Bitcoin Little-Changed Above $57K as Fed Chair Powell Testifies to Congress
Bitcoin Little-Changed Above $57K as Fed Chair Powell Testifies to Congress

The chances of a September rate cut edged just so slightly higher on Tuesday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said elevated inflation is not the only risk faced by the economy.

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Bank of Canada Begins G-7 Monetary Easing Cycle, Trimming Benchmark Rate 25 Basis Points
Bank of Canada Begins G-7 Monetary Easing Cycle, Trimming Benchmark Rate 25 Basis Points

As expected, the Bank of Canada Wednesday morning cut its benchmark overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%.

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