Federal Reserve

Inflation

As Powell Heads to Fed Meeting, Inflation Data Can Only Get Worse

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's challenge is to convince traders he's got the resolve to respond to runaway inflation, without actually doing anything.

Markets  ·  27 April 2021
Inflation

Bitcoin Is ‘Store of Value’ Though Not Yet ‘Medium of Exchange,’ Dallas Fed’s Kaplan Says

The U.S. economy is "not out of the woods yet," said Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan.

Markets  ·  16 April 2021
Inflation

US Inflation Rises Faster Than Expected In March, But Unlikely to Deter Fed

US March inflation beat expectations, but Fed likely to remain unmoved. Bitcoin traders continue to hedge.

Markets  ·  13 April 2021
Ether

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $59K as Worries on Bond Yields Increase

Price charts also are sending signals the oldest cryptocurrency might be losing steam.

Markets  ·  19 March 2021
Federal Reserve

Fed to Sunset Coronavirus-Related Suspension of Bank-Capital Rule

Banks can no longer exempt Fed reserves and Treasurys from their leverage ratios.

News  ·  19 March 2021
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve’s Powell Says CBDCs ‘Need to Coexist With Cash’

The Fed chairman spoke at a virtual payments conference hosted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Business  ·  18 March 2021
Newsletters

The Node: Hard Money and a Dovish Fed

Fed Chairman Powell was praised for his clear policy forecasts yesterday. What might it mean for bitcoin, which means different things to different people?

News  ·  18 March 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Gets Fed Boost but Bond Yields Could Play Spoilsport: Analysts

The Federal Reserve has strengthened bitcoin's appeal as an inflation hedge, opening doors for a continued price rally.

News  ·  18 March 2021
Ether

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $58K on Fed Pledge to Keep Loose Policy

Bitcoin's price has doubled this year, partly because of demand from institutional investors who are looking for an asset that might hold its worth if the dollar’s purchasing power declines.

Markets  ·  17 March 2021
Federal Reserve

Bitcoin Pares Losses as Fed’s Powell Sees No Rate Hike Anytime Soon

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell assures markets that monetary policy will stay loose "as long as it takes."

Markets  ·  17 March 2021
Markets

Bitcoin Drops 3% Ahead of Fed Meeting, Despite Bullish Chart Pattern

Bitcoin is falling, as caution ahead of the FOMC rate decision overshadows bullish chart pattern.

Markets  ·  17 March 2021
Inflation

How the Federal Reserve Might Try to Calm Inflation Fears This Week

The question is whether Powell will allow bond yields to keep rising or if the Fed will step in to ward off any unwanted market reaction.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 March 2021
Inflation

Fed ‘Not Yet Ready to Blink’ on Inflation, Pantheon Says

Bitcoin traders may be out of luck if they're expecting the Fed to further ease monetary policy as bond yields rise.

Markets  ·  8 March 2021
Federal Reserve

Sen. Sherrod Brown Says US Should ‘Lead the Way’ on CBDCs, Disses Diem and Bitcoin

“We cannot be left behind,” Brown wrote about other nations’ central bank digital currency efforts.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 March 2021
Ethereum

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $48K as Fed’s Powell Makes No New Promises; Ether Drops

Bitcoin prices quadrupled last year and have rallied 66% this year on speculation the cryptocurrency could serve as an inflation hedge.

Markets  ·  4 March 2021