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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could outperform bonds and stocks amid a potential recession, noted Michael Hartnett, BofA’s chief investment strategist. In a recent note, he argued that the US Federal Reserve’s new policy could push the country and most of the world into such an economic state. Crypto to Blossom Amid Upcoming Recession? After years of trying to fight the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic through enhanced expansion of its balance sheet, which is now...

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 after months of promising to address inflationary pressure in the United States. The hike – a moderate 25 basis point increase – was immediately followed by Bitcoin falling under $40,000 again. At the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting on Wednesday, the Fed cited rising concern over inflation in the context of supply chain difficulties and the new war in Ukraine as justification for its move. In...

Jeremy Siegel – Finance Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania – said the Federal Reserve needs to tighten its interest rates fast. With inflation spinning rapidly out of control, he called on the central bank to protect the dollar from devaluation, and from a possible Bitcoin “take over”. Dollar in Danger, Says Siegel In conversation with Rebecca Quick of CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday, Siegel discussed Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s policy response...

Jerome Powell – Chairman of the Federal Reserve –  recently testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy, and future monetary policy. Given the various sanctions placed on Russia during its conflict with Ukraine, he said the conflict “underscores” the need for crypto regulation that he’s advocated for months. Maintaining Effective Sanctions Following his testimony on Wednesday, Powell was asked whether Russia could potentially use...

A few months after introducing the first draft aiming to prohibit Fed officials from owning certain assets, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee has updated the document to include cryptocurrencies. Reports emerged last year claiming that numerous Federal Reserve top employees traded stocks, bonds, and real estate securities in 2020, shortly before the central bank employed specific COVID-19-prompted policies that impacted the market. Some policymakers resigned...

According to recent figures, the U.S. added 467,000 new jobs in January alone, despite worries about Omicron leaving various businesses short-staffed. Bitcoin traded slightly lower following the reveal. A Surprisingly Strong Labor Market The recent employment figures were published in a report by the US Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier today. While total nonfarm employment rose by over 400k jobs, the unemployment rate only slightly increased from 3.9% to...

Bitcoin has been incurring heavy dips as of late. Just a few months ago, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap was trading for a whopping $68,000 per unit, but now, the asset has lost nearly $30,000 from its price, and according to many analysts, the year is going to get a lot worse for the currency given that the Federal Reserve is looking to hike rates again. The Federal Reserve Is Pushing Rates Higher This would normally not be a huge deal. Rates...

To say that the last seven days were rough on the cryptocurrency market would be a wild understatement. A lot happened, and the volatility jumped through the roof, so let’s start with Bitcoin. BTC’s price started going down right from the get-go. Last Saturday, it went from $39K to $36K, but the bears weren’t finished yet. Later in the day, BTC dropped below $35K and, over the next hours, consolidated around that level. On Sunday, the cryptocurrency attempted to recover a...

Many analysts are working to discover why it is that bitcoin has suddenly taken such a nasty price stumble. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen below the $40,000 mark after hovering there for the past several weeks, and it looks like it may be because BTC is in line to face some stiff competition from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Wants to Issue a New Cryptocurrency The Fed has issued a statement explaining that it has been looking...

Bitcoin’s price went turbulent during a press conference following today’s highly anticipated Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting. It fell $1000 as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell restated plans to raise the federal funds rate in March. In his speech preceding the conference, Powell recognized that much of the labor force is unable to report for work, given current circumstances. However, he expects the effects of the Omicron wave to be brief, alongside its...