Federal Reserve
Crypto-Friendly Bank Ordered by Fed to Limit Risks From Digital Asset Clients
Customers Bank has agreed to tackle the regulator's concerns that it's strayed from proper compliance with its digital assets clients.
By Jesse HamiltonAug 8, 2024
Fed Holds Policy Steady, Expresses More Caution Than Expected on September Rate Cut
Prior to today's meeting, markets had priced in a 100% chance of a rate cut at the bank's September meeting.
By Stephen AlpherJul 31, 2024
Key Interest Rate Decisions Coming This Week From Fed, BOJ, BOE
The Fed is expected to hold policy steady but indicate a soon-to-come rate cut, while the Bank of England is seen as about a 50/50 bet to ease and the Bank of Japan is likely to either hike rates or signal an imminent move.
By Stephen AlpherJul 30, 2024
Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists
Thursday’s CPI report showed that prices declined on a monthly basis for the first time since March 2020, spurring hope that the Fed will finally cut rates.
By Helene BraunJul 12, 2024
The Bullish Fed Rate-Cut Play in Bitcoin Is Not as Straightforward as You Think
At first glance, a Fed interest-rate cut appears to be a bullish signal, but that's not necessarily true.
By Omkar GodboleJul 12, 2024
Bitcoin Little-Changed Above $57K as Fed Chair Powell Testifies to Congress
Jerome Powell made clear that central bank policymakers are focused on downside risks to the economy as much as they are inflation.
By Stephen AlpherJul 9, 2024
TradFi Liquidity Stress Indicator Surges. What Does It Mean for BTC?
The secured overnight financing rate surged Monday, a sign of liquidity stress in the U.S. banking system.
By Omkar GodboleJul 3, 2024
Fed Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year; Bitcoin Gives Up Session Gains
The central bank took note of "modest" progress towards returning to 2% inflation.
By Stephen AlpherJun 12, 2024
Fed Should Cut Interest Rate as Restrictive Stance Adds to Inflation, Democrats Say
Elevated interest rates aimed at taming inflation have become a part of the problem, three Democrat senators said.
By Omkar GodboleJun 11, 2024
U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan
Out of four recent crypto regulatory initiatives, the stablecoin bill has the highest chance of being passed before the U.S. presidential election, the report said.
By Will CannyJun 6, 2024
