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Stocks surged at the open, one day after posting their worst day since the Oct. 1987 crash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1,238 points, for a gain of 5.8%. The S&P 500 rose 5.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 5.7%.The Dow Jones Industrial Average index was more than 1,200 points higher at the open on Friday amid market recovery from yesterday’s fall.The Dow Jones jumped 5.32% at the opening bell. Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) was among the best performers, adding 9.16%. The...

The FED interest rate will receive a cut-off despite the fact that Jerome H. Powell was previously against that. Donald Trump and Steven Mnuchin send the words of support. The U.S. is full of coronavirus fears.Due to the coronavirus attack, the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) decides to take 50 basis points off the interest rate. After the news, Bitcoin price went up, later showing again that the trend is not moving in a positive direction. No matter what, Bitcoin is in the relax zone below $9000....

Led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a G-7 call will be devoted to the discussions of the coronavirus outbreak and its economic impact.Financial ministers and central bankers from all over the world are planning to hold a conference call on Tuesday in order to coordinate their financial and economic responses regarding the spreading coronavirus. The teleconference call will be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve...

Bitcoin (BTC) price rebounds after central banks of several countries announced their support to markets and promised to provide the help needed to protect the global economy.Seems that after suffering losses, markets have started recovering. A prime example of this recovery is Bitcoin that reached 3.2% in daily gains on March 2. Still being down from earlier highs of $8,900, Bitcoin is trading at $8,797.68 at the moment of writing. Notably, Bitcoin price rebounds after the last week’s 14...

As the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has fallen to a new low, many analysts believe that an economic recession is likely to happen. Investors are looking at bonds as a haven.The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has fallen below 1.04%. This drop came as other rates in the United States have been dropping as well. This is occurring due to the global economic disruptions caused by the emergence of the coronavirus. Already, Wall Street has reportedly been calling for the Federal Reserve to intervene via...

The bears seem to be taking control of the crypto markets as Bitcoin and altcoins, including Ethereum and XRP, are losing heavily to wipe out all the last week’s gains. But technical indicators suggest good days ahead of this market correction.Bitcoin which was on an upswing last week took the beating on the weekend. The Bitcoin price nose-dived below $10,000 levels on Sunday, February 16, losing more than $300 in an hour.Having broken this crucial support, the world’s largest cryptocurrency...

Bernie Sanders has seized his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire in the presidential race indicating a strong start to the national elections ahead this year. However, the markets have preferred to neglect his wins and continue to be on the rising momentum ahead. Dow Futures are moving up.The Dow Futures have rallied to a new high 29, 270 despite Bernie Sanders winning the Democratic Primary from the New Hampshire. The Dow Futures broke 45 points northwards soon as the news broke out despite the...

President Trump called four big tech companies with trillion-dollar market caps, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Amazon, the MAGA club. MAGA is also a short form of ‘Make America Great Again’, a favorite slogan of Trump and his supporters.United States President Donald Trump called out four tech giants for becoming a trillion-dollar companies – thanks to his merits. And not just that. We all remember his slogan ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA), right? Well, he went that far to call Microsoft,...

Bitcoin price and the overall crypto market reacted positively after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell recently stressed on the importance of private crypto-based transactions. He said that the Fed is working on a number of projects for digital currencies.Bitcoin price surged over 5% on Tuesday, February 11, pushing it to a five-month high above $10,300 levels. With this move, BTC has surged nearly 50% since the beginning of 2020. At press time, BTC is trading 5.6% up for a price of $10, 304 with a...

The price of bitcoin jumped on Tuesday after Jerome Powell stressed that the Fed is investing a significant amount into digital currency developments. Adding fuel to the fire, Powell also acknowledged how quickly crypto could become a systemic risk to the USD. China’s “Belt and Road” initiative is expected to roll out a digital currency very soon, and the Fed Char was clear that the U.S. was doing its best to keep pace. An otherwise dull testimony from Federal Reserve...