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Federal Reserve Lifts Interest Rates Another 25 Basis Points

Bitcoin's price was little changed in the minutes following the announcement.

By Stephen Alpher

Feb 1, 2023 at 7:03 p.m. UTC

Feb 1, 2023

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Fed Preview: Powell to Trigger 'Healthy Pullback' in Bitcoin, Experts Say

Financial conditions have loosened to a point where the Fed chair may detail the extent of easing is unwarranted, one observer said, warning of a pullback in risk assets.

By Omkar Godbole

Jan 31, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Jan 31, 2023

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Bank of Canada Signals Pause to Rate Hike Cycle

Bitcoin is mostly ignoring the news, but it's a potentially bullish sign.

By Stephen Alpher

Jan 25, 2023 at 3:50 p.m. UTC

Jan 25, 2023

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The Fed’s Interest Rate Message Is Clear: Get to 5% and Keep It There

Fed Governors Bostic and Daly both affirmed the position in comments this week.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Jan 10, 2023 at 8:11 p.m. UTC

Jan 10, 2023

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Fed Preview: Crypto Market Sees Smaller Rate Hikes From December but Major Banks Warn 'Slower Doesn't Mean Lower'

The Fed could keep raising the borrowing cost for longer, according to major investment banks.

By Omkar Godbole

Nov 1, 2022 at 9:40 a.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2022

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Powell’s Interest-rate Antibiotics Could Succeed, but Not Without Risk

Rate hikes are potentially lethal, but could successfully cure inflation and ultimately revitalize the economy.

By David Z. Morris

Oct 7, 2022 at 5:43 p.m. UTC

Oct 7, 2022

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La Reserva Federal de EE. UU. eleva tasas al nivel más alto desde 2007 y bitcoin cae por debajo de US$19K

Es la tercera vez consecutiva que los miembros del Comité Federal de Mercado Abierto suben las tasas en 75 puntos básicos, lo que indica cuán graves se han vuelto las presiones inflacionarias en los Estados Unidos.

By Krisztian Sandor Helene Braun

Sep 21, 2022 at 9:03 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2022

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'Housing Recession?' How the Beleaguered Real Estate Market Tells the Story of the Broader Economy

Homebuilder sentiment is down for the ninth consecutive month.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Sep 21, 2022 at 7:20 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2022

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Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007; Bitcoin Slides Toward $19K

This is the third consecutive time that members of the Federal Open Market Committee raised rates by 75 basis points, signaling how serious inflationary pressures have gotten in the U.S. The bitcoin market doesn't like it.

By Helene Braun Krisztian Sandor

Sep 21, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2022