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Despite the fall off of the US stock futures, there is no doubt that the fight against inflation is yielding a relatively positive fruit in the United States. The US stock futures are seeing a very concerning slump today following the release of the latest inflation figure for the month of April. According to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of April increased by 0.4% when seasonally adjusted, and by 4.9% over the last 12...

Amid the unfolding banking crisis and interest rate hikes, Bitcoin has been showing strong resilience attempting another breakout above $30,000. On Wednesday, May 3, the US Federal Reserve announced another 25 basis points rate hike taking the US funds rate to more than 5% for the first time since 2007. In hours after the Fed announced the rate hike, Bitcoin (BTC) made a quick surge of more than 2% taking the price above $29,000. This Bitcoin price surge amid the recovery in the broader...

In mid-March, the world’s leading digital currency (bitcoin) fell by more than eight percent and briefly went below the $20K mark. The dip occurred after news got out that Silvergate Bank – a tech-friendly financial institution stationed in Northern California’s Silicon Valley – was being shut down by regulators for numerous failures. Bitcoin Fell Following Bad News of Silvergate Bank Many have called the shutdown of the bank one of the biggest monetary collapses since...

All eyes are on bitcoin yet again as Jerome Powell – the man in charge of the Federal Reserve – said in a recent interview that his office is not above faster, larger rate hikes in 2023, and that they could come sooner than most people anticipate. Bitcoin Could Suffer with More Rate Hikes There is great fear of more rate hikes given they swarmed 2022, a time that was extremely bearish for bitcoin. Inflation was soaring and the economy was in dire straits thanks to the...

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The price of bitcoin went up a bit in early February after it was announced that the Federal Reserve was predicting decreased inflation for 2023. Bitcoin Jumps Following Positive Fed Remarks The words came by way of Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair. He stated in an interview: We expect 2023 to be a year of significant declines in inflation. It’s our job to make sure that that’s the case. My guess is it will take certainly into not just this year, but next year to...

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