interest rates
Fed’s Hawkish Hold Locks Crypto Into Higher-For-Longer Regime
The Federal Reserve’s July 29 decision to hold interest rates steady while fielding three hawkish dissents has locked crypto markets into a “higher-for-longer” monetary regime that is now reshaping both institutional inflows and retail positioning. One week after that decision, Bitcoin remains anchored near $64,800 with modest spot ETF demand, while on-chain metrics signal neither...
Bitcoin Rallies on Fed Hold, But Volume Gap Signals Weak Conviction
Bitcoin and Ethereum reversed sharp losses Thursday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the fifth consecutive meeting, with BTC rallying 2.09% to $65,023 and ETH climbing 1.23% to $1,927.90 as of early Friday UTC. The decision to maintain the benchmark rate in the 3.50%-3.75% band—despite three dissenting votes favoring a hike—removed a...
Fed Holds Rates as Bitcoin Waits on Warsh’s Forward Guidance
The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET today, with Chairman Kevin Warsh’s press conference to follow at 2:30 p.m., marking a pivotal moment for crypto markets as policymakers grapple with renewed inflation concerns and an increasingly opaque monetary policy outlook. Bitcoin has climbed back above $64,000 in anticipation of...
Fed Rate Decision Today; Bitcoin and Ethereum in Holding Pattern
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, scheduled for announcement in just hours at 2:00 PM ET on July 29, has left crypto markets in a state of cautious consolidation as Bitcoin and Ethereum await clarity on monetary policy direction. With rate hike odds rising sharply to 35.8% from 25.7% just one week prior, traders are...
Fed Rate Decision Looms as Bitcoin Rallies on Disinflation Signal
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday arrives amid a sharp shift in market expectations, with rate-hold odds falling from 87% just ten days ago to 64%, injecting fresh volatility into cryptocurrency markets as investors brace for Chair Kevin Warsh’s first major policy announcement. Bitcoin has rallied nearly 16% from its July lows, but...
CPI Miss Lifts Bitcoin as Fed Stays Hawkish on Rate Hikes
US inflation data released on July 14 surprised markets to the downside, with headline CPI landing at 3.5% year-over-year against a 3.8% consensus forecast. However, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s subsequent hawkish testimony kept rate-cut expectations firmly in check, creating a bifurcated market reaction where crypto rallied hard on the inflation miss while fixed-income traders...
IMF Warns Disinflation Stalled as Middle East War Keeps Rates High
The International Monetary Fund delivered a sobering message on July 17, 2026, warning that global disinflation has stalled and that escalating Middle East tensions threaten to keep inflation elevated and interest rates higher for longer than markets have priced. In its July 2026 World Economic Outlook update, the IMF maintained its global growth forecast at...
Fed Chair Warsh Signals Easing Inflation, Bitcoin Rallies From 21-Month Lows
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled easing inflation concerns on July 1, triggering a sharp recovery in Bitcoin and crypto markets after a devastating 21-month capitulation in late June. The dovish pivot marks a potential inflection point for digital assets, as traders reassess the probability of rate hikes through year-end amid conflicting signals from persistently...
Bitcoin Crashes to Yearly Low as Fed Hawkish Pivot Hardens
Bitcoin has crashed to new yearly lows as the Federal Reserve’s hawkish pivot hardens and inflation expectations rise, with critical economic data releases set to reshape rate expectations over the next two weeks. BTC fell below $59,000 to mark its worst year-to-date performance, briefly testing the 200-week moving average at $58,000 before staging a weak...
Bitcoin Crashes Below $58K as PCE Inflation Hits 3-Year High
Bitcoin plummeted below $58,000 today, marking its lowest point since September 2024, as the Personal Consumption Expenditures index surged to 4.1% in May—the highest inflation reading in three years and a decisive break above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The PCE data, released on June 25, triggered the largest single-day crypto capitulation in months, with...
Fed’s Warsh Signals Surprise Rate Hikes Ahead as Inflation Remains Stubborn
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled an unexpectedly hawkish stance at his inaugural FOMC meeting on June 16-17, 2026, with nine of eighteen policymakers now projecting at least one rate hike this year—a dramatic reversal from March’s dovish outlook. The shift reflects mounting inflation concerns, with core inflation projections revised sharply upward to 3.3% for...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Hit Two-Week Lows as Fed Hawkishness Spooks Investors
Bitcoin and Ethereum tumbled to two-week lows on Wednesday as a strong dollar, hawkish Federal Reserve signals, and a broad retreat from risk assets sent both major cryptocurrencies into capitulation mode. Bitcoin opened at $62,660.11, down 2% from Tuesday’s open, while Ethereum started the session flat at $1,665.13—the lowest opening prices for both assets in...