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Bitcoin enters the final weeks of October near $82,000 after a brief fall below $80,000. The October 28 Federal Reserve decision, uneven demand for U.S. spot funds and November inflation data will help determine whether the recovery survives. A forecast…
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Bitcoin has fallen 3.6% over the past 24 hours to around $81,500 as stronger-than-expected U.S. producer inflation has renewed concerns about another Federal Reserve interest rate increase. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Oct. 15 that September’s producer…
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President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser has called for former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to leave the central bank’s board, opening another debate over the Fed’s policy direction weeks after officials raised interest rates for the first time in…
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson has signaled that officials may need more time before changing rates again, as Polymarket odds cited in the latest report have fallen to 23% for an October hike from about 70% last week. The…
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Goldman Sachs has delayed its forecast for a second Federal Reserve rate hike from October to December after August core PCE inflation came in near 3%, below expectations. Goldman Sachs has revised its rate forecast following the September 30 inflation…
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Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr has renewed his call for further interest-rate increases to bring inflation down to 2%, while market odds of an October hike have fallen to about 50% from roughly 70%. Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said…
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Bitcoin has faced a larger threat from a possible second Federal Reserve rate hike than from the Senate’s failed CLARITY Act vote, according to comments from a HashKey Group researcher shared with crypto.news. Tim Sun, HashKey Group’s senior researcher, told…
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In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin reached an eight-month high above $87,000 before pulling back, the Federal Reserve proposed rules for U.S. stablecoin issuers, and Bitget suspended withdrawals after a $351.6 million wallet breach. The developments led…
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The Federal Reserve’s two September 24 proposals describe more than the assets behind a dollar token. One proposal sets the terms for an insured state member bank to seek approval for a stablecoin subsidiary; the other would govern the issuer,…
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The Federal Reserve has released two proposed GENIUS Act rules covering the assets that must back payment stablecoins and the approval process for banks seeking to issue them through subsidiaries. The Federal Reserve Board said in a Sep. 24 release…
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Bitcoin climbed past $87,000 after a rate increase that should have made risk harder to own. The public record identifies several sources of demand, but it cannot put a name to every buyer or turn fund inflows into a complete…
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Citigroup has pushed its forecast for the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate cut to June 2027 after stronger US jobs data reduced concerns over the labor market, leaving Bitcoin and the crypto market facing the prospect of higher borrowing costs…
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FedNow has moved closer to supporting cross-border payments as Federal Reserve Financial Services prepares early institutions to test enhanced messages for the U.S. leg of international transactions. Federal Reserve Financial Services announced the next phase on Sept. 23, saying participating…
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BitGo says Bitcoin absorbed a Fed rate hike and failed CLARITY vote before rebounding above $86,000 as ETF demand returned.
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In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, and the SEC opened a five-year pathway for tokenized U.S. stock trading. Fed…
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Bitcoin has struggled to hold an advance above $76,800 after U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 196,000, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated after its latest increase. US jobless claims strengthen the…
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