Quantitative Easing

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Near Zero, Still Sees Inflation as ‘Transitory’

Even while pressure mounts to taper its asset purchases, the central bank will continue its accommodative quantitative easing.

Markets  ·  28 July 2021

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

Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’

The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday.

Markets  ·  27 January 2021
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Holds Rates, Asset Purchases Steady as Economic Activity Moderates

The U.S. central bank said interest rates will remain close to zero.

Markets  ·  27 January 2021
Inflation

How Bitcoiners Should Watch the US Federal Reserve Meeting on Wednesday

Comments from the Fed could tell bitcoiners how committed the central bank is to staying the course on low interest rates through the rest of the year.

Business  ·  26 January 2021
Federal Reserve

‘Money Printer Go Brrr’ Is How the Dollar Retains Reserve Status

Forecasts of the dollar's demise are premature. Demand for greenbacks has never been stronger, says our columnist.

Markets  ·  1 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Diverges From Falling Equities With $500 Price Rise

Bitcoin rose by 7 percent early on Monday even as the risk-off mood returned to the traditional markets.

Markets  ·  30 March 2020
Federal Reserve

After Coronavirus ‘War,’ Bretton Woods-Style Shakeup Could Dethrone the Dollar

Seismic shifts might be in the offing for the global monetary system — a phenomenon that historically has occurred in the wake of world wars.

Markets  ·  27 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin in Rangebound Trading as Equity Markets Fail to See Stimulus Boost

The bitcoin market is looking pensive as global equities fail to respond positively to the U.S. Senate's approval of a massive coronavirus stimulus package.

Markets  ·  26 March 2020
Bitcoin

US Stimulus Plan Is Steadying Global Markets While Crypto Takes a Dip

The $2 trillion stimulus deal in the U.S. wasn’t enough to keep many cryptocurrencies from taking a dip Wednesday.

Markets  ·  25 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Rejected Near $7K Despite US Fiscal Agreement on $2T Stimulus Package

Bitcoin has dropped back from levels near $7,000 despite the rapidly increasing scope of fiscal stimulus efforts in the US and across the globe.

Markets  ·  25 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Marches on $7K as Traditional Markets Cheer Fed’s QE ‘Bazooka’

Bitcoin looks on track to test $7,000 soon, as the stock markets are rising with the Federal Reserve's open-ended easing plan.

Markets  ·  24 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Gold: Evaluating Hard-Cap Currencies in Times of Financial Crisis

How would a bitcoin economy react to coronavirus? For now, we don’t know. However, we can turn to a proxy for insight: gold.

Tech  ·  23 March 2020
Bitcoin

Investors Look to Gold, Crypto After Fed Goes on QE Buying Spree

Gold is up Monday and so are most cryptocurrencies, seemingly buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve's drastic action to thwart the coronavirus’ effects on markets and the economy.

Markets  ·  23 March 2020
Podcasts

Unlimited QE and Why Markets Can’t Price In COVID-19

The Market reacts as the Fed announced effectively unlimited injections including a new array of direct asset purchase tools

Markets  ·  23 March 2020