Fed Governor Waller says half-point rate hikes could be needed as ‘inflation is raging’

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC on Friday that the central bank may need to enact one or more 50-basis-point interest rate hikes this year to tame inflation. Though he voted this...

Fed’s Powell sees the light — and turns far more hawkish than expected

After remaining stubbornly dovish last year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday jumped the central bank squarely into the hawkish camp at his press conference on Wednesday. “The March...

Bitcoin Pops Above $40K After Fed Hikes Interest Rates, What’s Next For BTC Price?

Early morning on March 17, Bitcoin price was on a roller coaster, breaking down below $39,500 after the Fed raised interest rates by 25 bps, but it soon sustained above $40,000 mark. Despite BTC is st...

USD/JPY prediction as Fed and BOJ divergence continues

The USD/JPY price tilted upwards on Friday morning after the latest interest rate decision by the Bank of Japan (BOJ). The pair rose to a high of 118.75, which is close to its highest level since Febr...

more upside after the Fed and BOE rate decisions

The GBP/USD price wavered on Friday morning as investors reacted to the latest interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England (BOE). The pair is trading at 1.3160, where it has...

Bitcoin se mantiene por encima de $40.000 después de la subida de la Fed

La capitalización del mercado de criptomonedas creció 4% en la última jornada, hasta $1.82 billones. El Índice de Dominio de Bitcoin subió 0,2 puntos, hasta 42,8%. El Índice de Miedo y Codicia, que ca...

The Fed is on the verge of repeating history: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, March 17, 2022 The Federal Reserve final...

U.S. Fed Announces first rate hike Since 2018; Economists Say Fed Is A Little Late. 

On Wednesday, March 16, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a 0.25 per cent hike in its benchmark short-term interest rate with the aim to combat inflation. For supporting the growth and hiring during ...

ETH up to 2-Week High Following Fed Rate Hike – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Ethereum climbed to a two-week high on Thursday, as markets continued to react to yesterday’s Fed decision. As expected, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25%, whilst providing forward...

The Fed, stock exchanges and interest rates

As the Fed prepared to announce a 0.25% interest rate hike to compensate for inflation, the stock markets were giving very good signals.  Fed Day and the stock market On Tuesday, as well as yesterday,...

Ethereum Spikes Above $2,700 After Fed Announcement, What Now?

Ethereum has moved above $2,700 following the Fed announcement yesterday. The highly anticipated meeting had been concluded, coming out that the Fed had increased interest rates by 0.25%. Ethereum has...

Why The Crypto Market Bloomed After FED Decision

Bitcoin and the crypto market trend to the upside on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve (FED) announced a raise rates by 25 basis points. The FED Chair Powell said at the news conference; We are attentive...

Stock markets are supposed to drop when the Fed hikes interest rates. So why are they rallying now?

Stock markets aren’t behaving the way they’re supposed to. U.S. markets surged after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its long-awaited interest rate hike on Wednesday, increasing interes...

Gold price prediction as market digests Fed interest rate decision

Gold price remains on a rebound as the market digests the Fed interest rate decision and FOMC statement released on Wednesday. The situation in eastern Europe may continue to offer support to the prec...

The Fed raises rates by 0.25%.

In its joint press conference with the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) on Wednesday, the Fed disregarded its December statement on raising rates.  Fed raises rates to combat inflation In order to...

The Fed got inflation badly wrong — and now it admits there’s no quick fix

Higher prices of gas, groceries, new cars and mortgage rates got you down? Americans may have to get used to it. The rate of inflation might not return to pre-pandemic levels of less than 2% for at le...

Bitcoin maintains $40K support as Fed confirms rate hike in 4 years

Bitcoin (BTC) held $40,000 on March 17 after an anticipated key interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve delivered a strong response. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Fed...

Bond Traders Stunned by a Hawkish Fed Are Sounding Growth Alarms

(Bloomberg) — Defying their stock-market counterparts, Treasury traders aren’t buying Jerome Powell’s upbeat pronouncements on growth. In fact, in the aftermath of Wednesday’s policy decision, o...

Bitcoin Falls After Fed Raises Interest Rates at FOMC Meeting

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 after months of promising to address inflationary pressure in the United States. The hike – a moderate 25 basis point increa...

Guggenheim’s Minerd Says Fed Has ‘Abandoned’ Monetary Orthodoxy

(Bloomberg) — Guggenheim Partners Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd said the Federal Reserve is in an “inflation panic” as it begins to tighten monetary policy in response to inflation. Most...

FED Announcement Pushes Bitcoin Up, Will BTC Sustain Momentum?

Market expectations were met as the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) announced an interest rate hike of 25 bps pushing Bitcoin into the green. The cryptocurrency was hinting at bullish price action during t...

The FED, Inflation, And Global Adoption

Crypto assets saw some wild swings in the day and are now trading to the upside. Risky assets are reacting to the FED’s decision to raise rates by 25-basis points, and the increasing global adoption m...

Given The Wide Set Of Rate Scenarios, Here’s What The Fed Is Watching In 2022

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and … [+] Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Pow...

Fed ‘fully committed’ to bringing inflation down after interest rate bump

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to Americans that the central bank will continue to lever interest rates as much as needed to slow the rapid inflation weighing on the U.S. economy. “I’d...

Own companies ‘built to last’ instead of worrying about Fed

Investors should stop worrying about the Federal Reserve‘s moves and focus on maintaining a portfolio of strong companies instead, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “You don’t ...

Dow Jones Futures: Market Rally Flashes Bullish Signal On Fed, China, Russia-Ukraine News; What To Do Now

Dow Jones futures rose slightly late Wednesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally had a big day, closing at session highs amid big news from China, the Russia-U...

What the Fed Rate Increase Means for Savings Accounts

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Here’s What May Cost More As Fed Raises Interest Rates

Topline The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years in an effort to combat the quickest surge in prices in over 40 years, kicking off a series of...

Cryptos Recover from Drop After Fed Rate Hike; Expect Higher Volatility

Generally, altcoins outperform during bull markets because they have a greater risk profile relative to bitcoin. And during down markets, bitcoin outperforms as investors reduce their exposure to risk...

Fed Raises Rates But Lacks Consensus, Seeing Moderation In Inflation In 2022

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing, … [+] Thursday, March 3, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams, Pool via AP) ASSOCIATED ...

Fed Hikes Benchmark Bank Rate for the First Time Since 2018, FOMC Expects 6 More Increases – Economics Bitcoin News

On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and Fed chair Jerome Powell held a press conference concerning the American economy, the central bank’s plans to address inflation, and the ongoi...

Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on Jan. 26. Text removed from the January stat...