Bitcoin Holds Steady After Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 22-Year High

The Federal Reserve today said it would continue to hike interest rates—but Bitcoin and Ethereum did not immediately move.

• 2023-07-27
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Bitcoin Retakes $30K, Asian Stocks Hit 5-Week Low Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the nonfarm payrolls report for June at 12:30 UTC.

• 2023-07-07
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U.S. CPI Inflation Slowed to 0.1% in May; Bitcoin Rises

The news on consumer prices comes one day ahead of the results of the Fed's latest monetary policy meeting.

• 2023-06-13
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Bitcoin Falls Slightly After Fed Rate Hike

BTC was down about 1% after the U.S. central bank boosted the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted that the central bank had omitted language signaling rate hikes at upcoming meetings.

• 2023-05-04
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Has Narrowed, but the Korean Market Is Proving Resilient

ALSO: A crypto markets analyst suggests that the U.S. central bank may not be finished with interest rate hikes, even if it raises the rate on Wednesday as expected.

• 2023-05-03
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Bitcoin, Ether See Bull Breather as Higher Bond Yields Support Dollar

We would consider taking some profits as the crypto market is showing exuberant signs.

• 2023-04-17
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Dow Jones Up In Mixed Close As These 3 Warren Buffett Stocks Eye Buy Points; Coinbase Dives As Bitcoin Falls

The Dow Jones gained as the bank crisis eased. A trio of Warren Buffett stocks are near buy points. Bitcoin tumbled while Apple stock rose.

• 2023-03-28
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Bitcoin Slips to 3-Week Low as Market Sees Federal Reserve Lifting Rates to 5.65%

The Fed funds futures show traders pricing in a higher-for-longer interest rates mantra by the Fed.

• 2023-03-08
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Bitcoin Price Remains Lower After Release of FOMC Minutes

The U.S. central bank raised its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points at its most recent meeting.

• 2023-02-23
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