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Bitcoin, Stocks Bleed as China Rate Cuts Signals Panic, Treasury Yield Curve Steepens
China's back-to-back interest-rate cuts signal urgency to shore up growth after the recent Communist party plenum offered little support to the nation's flagging economy.
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By Omkar Godbole
Jul 25, 2024 at 11:06 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2024
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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)
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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)
By Helene Braun
Jul 12, 2024 at 6:09 p.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2024
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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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)
By Stephen Alpher
Jul 9, 2024 at 3:18 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
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The Bank of Canada cuts rates (sebastiaan stam / Unsplash)
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Bank of Canada Begins G-7 Monetary Easing Cycle, Trimming Benchmark Rate 25 Basis Points
Bitcoin prices could receive a tailwind from lower interest rates in developed economies.
The Bank of Canada cuts rates (sebastiaan stam / Unsplash)
By Stephen Alpher
Jun 5, 2024 at 2:21 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2024
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The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)
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U.S. CPI Softer Than Expected at 0.3% in April; Bitcoin Rises to $63.7K
In a year of mostly bad news on inflation, the government's Wednesday report gave some hope that Fed rate cuts might still be on the table.
The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)
By Stephen Alpher
May 15, 2024 at 12:42 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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The government's jobs report for April was released Friday morning (Unsplash)
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U.S. April Job Additions of 175K Miss Forecasts for 243K, BTC Rises Above $60K
Interest rates and the dollar have both risen strongly in 2024 as expectations of a slowing in the economy and inflation have failed to pan out, but today's report suggests a...
The government's jobs report for April was released Friday morning (Unsplash)
By Stephen Alpher
May 3, 2024 at 12:36 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2024
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (screen capture courtesy of the Senate Banking Committee)
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Federal Reserve Holds Policy Steady, Says Progress on Inflation Has Stalled
Hopes for a series of interest rate cuts in 2024 have all but vanished over the past few weeks as both the economy and inflation exhibit unanticipated strength.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (screen capture courtesy of the Senate Banking Committee)
By Stephen Alpher
May 1, 2024 at 6:08 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2024
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U.S. CPI Comes in Faster Than Hoped, Rising 0.4% in March, 3.5% Y/Y
Stubbornly high inflation has shattered Wall Street expectations for a long series of rate cuts in 2024.
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By Stephen Alpher
Apr 10, 2024 at 12:36 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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The government's jobs report was released Friday morning (David McNew/Getty Images)
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U.S. Added 303K Jobs in March, Outpacing Expectations for 200K
The ETF-led bitcoin rally has stalled over the past three weeks, at least in part thanks to economic indicators pointing to higher than expected interest rates.
The government's jobs report was released Friday morning (David McNew/Getty Images)
By Stephen Alpher
Apr 5, 2024 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2024
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Macro risk returns (Getty Images)
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Bitcoin Sells Off 3%; Is Macro Risk Returning to Market?
U.S. economic data on Thursday has sent interest rates and the dollar higher.
Macro risk returns (Getty Images)
By Stephen Alpher
Mar 14, 2024 at 4:11 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2024
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