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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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Podcasts

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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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Markets

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

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Business

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Could Earn $1.2B in Revenue Next Year From Higher Interest Rates, JPMorgan Says

Over half of that would come from the company's share of interest income from USDC reserves.

By Michael Bellusci

Sep 16, 2022 at 2:52 p.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2022

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Policy

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Banco Central Europeo aumenta tasas de interés a 75 puntos básicos en medio de suba inflacionaria

Los mercados cripto reaccionaron con calma al aumento, pero puede presagiar una acción más agresiva por parte de los bancos centrales.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 8, 2022 at 3:40 p.m. UTC

Sep 8, 2022

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ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points as Inflation Hits

Crypto markets reacted calmly to the mammoth rise, but it may presage further aggressive action by central banks

By Jack Schickler

Sep 8, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Sep 8, 2022

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Markets

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The Fed Wants You to Lose Money in Stocks and Probably Crypto, Too

Monetary policy works through financial conditions, including equities and consequently crypto, which has been highly correlated with the equity market.

By Helene Braun

Sep 6, 2022 at 8:33 p.m. UTC

Sep 6, 2022

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