A fresh wave of COVID in China and the ongoing war in Ukraine could further exacerbate inflationary pressures, says Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. A 50-bps increase remains on the table Jerome ...
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$20 Million in Bitcoin (BTC) Long Liquidation Over the Last Hour, Funding Rates Turn Euphoric
After last week’s strong bounce back, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is witnessing some selling pressure. As of press time, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading 2.4% down under $41,000 levels. T...
Lock it in! Homebuyers scramble to secure low mortgage rates before more hikes come
This week’s more than quarter-point jump in mortgage rates is sending a dire message to homebuyers and owners: Time is running out. Weary buyers already facing the worst affordability conditions...
U.S Mortgage Rates Hit 4% in Response to FED Monetary Policy and Projections
In the week ending 17th March, mortgage rates surged to 4% levels for the first time since 2019. 30-year fixed rates surged by 31 basis points to 4.16%. 30-year fixed rates had risen by 9 basis points...
Three 8%-Plus Yields Insulated From Rising Rates
Closeup of “interest rates” text in a newspaper getty What’s better than an asset class that can deliver 8% in annual income like clockwork? How about one that’s actually poised to pop as ...
Crypto Market Reacts After Fed Raises Interest Rates For The First Time Since 2018 ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Key Takeaways Bitcoin has been sustaining positive price action since the FOMC announcement. Altcoins have followed Bitcoin’s cue as well. Market pun...
Mortgage rates soar past 4%
Mortgage rates hit their highest level since April 2019 this week, following a sharp increase in 10-year Treasury yield. The rate on the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage jumped to 4.16 %, up from 3...
Larry Summers Warns That Interest Rates Have to Go Much Higher
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has been warning about the dangers of an inflationary spiral in the U.S. economy for more than a year, driven largely by what he saw as excessive pandem...
What The Fed Lifting Interest Rates Means For The Markets
Getty Images Key Takeaways Inflation hits highest levels in 40 years The Fed lifts interest rates Markets perform well despite news of rate hikes On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that it wi...
St. Louis Fed’s Bullard says the central bank should raise rates above 3% this year
James Bullard David Orrell | CNBC St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Friday he thinks the central bank should raise interest rates the equivalent of 12 times this year to convince the public i...
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...
The latest mortgage rates, and what pros say will happen to mortgage rates in 2022
What you might pay for a mortgage now Getty Images/iStockphoto Mortgage rates are rising: According to the latest data from Bankrate, 15-year-mortgage rates rose slightly from a day prior to 3.65% (3....
BoE raises rates again: ‘double-digit inflation is not off the cards’
The Bank of England (BoE) lifted interest rates by another 0.25 percentage point on Thursday, but adopted a more dovish tone on concerns that inflation will remain higher for longer due to the Ukraine...
The Federal Reserve just hiked interest rates — here’s the next shoe to drop
The Federal Reserve entering an interest-rate hiking cycle will have ramifications for the U.S. economy over time, stresses former Fed economist Vincent Reinhart. “Mortgages will be a little mor...
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,...
Bank of England Raises Interest Rates Back to Pre-Pandemic Level of 0.75%
The policy statement, however, leaned dovish, suggesting consensus expectations for the central bank to bring its bank rate to 2% by year end might have gotten ahead themselves. “Some further mo...
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...
US Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates since 2018: Implications for Crypto
The United States Federal Reserve announced to raise its interest rates by 25 basis points, the first time in about three years it will be making such a move since December 2018. When the Coronavirus ...
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...
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...
US Federal Reserve increases interest rates causing Bitcoin worries
TL;DR Breakdown: The Federal Reserve increases interest rates for the first time since 2018. Interest rates will increase by 0.25% with a further hike in projection. Increasin rates could drive inv...
Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates
Key Takeaways The FOMC of the Fed opted to raise the interest rate by 25 basis points today, or 0.25%. It also revised its GDP projections down for the year, from 4% to 2.8%. Chair Powell said the Fed...
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 ...
FOMC meeting: interest rates lifted for the first time in three years
The S&P 500 index pared intraday gains over the past hour after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its first rate hike since the start of the pandemic. Fed’s plans regarding the balance shee...
What This Gold Pattern Could Hint For Bitcoin If FED Hikes Rates
Bitcoin trades north of the $40,000 price mark with bullish momentum in the last 24 hours. Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) is expected to begin its monetary tightening policy. Related Reading | ...
Bitcoin Unfazed as Fed Hikes Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2018
Alex Dovbnya The Federal Reserve has raised interested rates for the first time in years The Federal Reserve has decided to raise interest rates for the first time since 2018. It has followed the Bank...
Here’s What May Cost You More As Fed Raises Interest Rates
Topline The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years on Wednesday in an effort to combat the quickest surge in prices in over 40 years, but a series o...
Fed expected to raise interest rates for the first time since 2018
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise short-term interest rates by 0.25%, marking the central bank’s first substantial move to quell high inflation as prices rise at paces not seen in about 4...
Commentary: Bitfinex Trading Team On Bitcoin Price Amidst Fed Increased Rates, China’s Lockdown
The Fed is expected to announce an increase in interest rates by 25 basis points, as Analysts predict. The Ukraine-Russian crisis continues while diplomats from both countries hold the fourth round o...
Forecasters sees growing chance of a recession as Fed hikes rates this year to fight inflation
US Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” in Washington, DC, on March ...
Cash-Rich Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, and Alphabet Should Gain From Higher Rates
Text size Apple could be earning $4 billion more on its cash by 2023 Sean Gallup/Getty Images With its enormous cash reserves now earning next to nothing, Berkshire Hathaway could be one of the bigger...