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A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed's 2% goal. (Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)
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.
A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed's 2% goal. (Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)

Calculating the effect of Fed rate cut is not straightforward. (geralt/Pixabay)
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.
Calculating the effect of Fed rate cut is not straightforward. (geralt/Pixabay)

Fed Chair Powell on Elevated Inflation; Could Trump's Crypto Enthusiasm Help Win Votes?
Fed Chair Powell on Elevated Inflation; Could Trump's Crypto Enthusiasm Help Win Votes?
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that elevated inflation is not...
Fed Chair Powell on Elevated Inflation; Could Trump's Crypto Enthusiasm Help Win Votes?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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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.
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How Fed's Interest Rate Decisions Could Affect Crypto
How Fed's Interest Rate Decisions Could Affect Crypto
Intuition Head of Strategy and Operations Matthew Kaye joins "Markets Daily" to discuss how the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions could impact the crypto market. Plus,...
How Fed's Interest Rate Decisions Could Affect Crypto

Fed Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year; CRV Slides as Curve’s Founder Faces Liquidation Risk
Fed Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year; CRV Slides as Curve’s Founder Faces Liquidation Risk
"CoinDesk Daily" host Michele Musso breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as the U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it expects j...
Fed Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year; CRV Slides as Curve’s Founder Faces Liquidation Risk

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
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.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Screen capture courtesy of the Senate Banking Committee)
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.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Screen capture courtesy of the Senate Banking Committee)

U.S. crypto regulations are moving against a CBDC and non-compliant stablecoins, JPMorgan said. (Shutterstock)
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.
U.S. crypto regulations are moving against a CBDC and non-compliant stablecoins, JPMorgan said. (Shutterstock)