News with the tag "Federal Reserve"

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote to Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, asking him to explain how the Trump administration plans to stop companies from using tariffs as an excuse to raise prices. According to Warren , there are times when tariffs are a smart way to help American businesses and cre...

President Donald Trump now says the tariffs he promised will not be fully reciprocal. On Tuesday, during an interview with Newsmax, the president said he’s leaning toward a softer approach. “I’ll probably be more lenient than reciprocal, because if I was reciprocal, that would be very tough for peop...

The crypto industry received a significant legal victory as Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on March 19 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had officially dropped its appeal against the company. The announcement came in a video posted on social media platform X, where Garli...

According to a recent X post by crypto entrepreneur Arthur Hayes, Bitcoin (BTC) probably hit its bottom during the plunge to $77,000 on March 10. However, Hayes cautioned that while BTC may have bottomed, stock markets could face more pain ahead. BTC Bottomed At $77,000? Hayes Thinks So Former BitME...

Bitcoin surged past $85,000 after the Fed signaled it would slow quantitative tightening, sparking renewed optimism across crypto markets. With rate cuts now expected as early as June, bullish sentiment is returning but risks remain. FOMC Surprise Fuels BTC Rally, But Caution Lingers Bitcoin saw a s...

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its interest rate unchanged at 4.5%, maintaining a “cautious” approach with intensified fears of global trade uncertainty. The central bank paused the rate cuts but left the possibility of future reductions open, waiting to see how persistent price pressures will b...

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions have become make-or-break moments for crypto markets. Since 2022, when the Fed started aggressively hiking rates to combat runaway inflation, digital assets have mirrored the volatility in traditional markets. Santiment’s latest analysis suggests this co...

Bitcoin (BTC) could soon see a trend reversal as leading prediction market platform Polymarket forecasts the US Federal Reserve (Fed) ending quantitative tightening (QT) by April 30. An end to restrictive monetary policy could provide a much-needed boost for risk-on assets like BTC. Fed Likely To En...

Santiment’s latest analysis shows that crypto markets have historically reacted unpredictably to Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. In a Mar. 20 post , Santiment contributor Brian noted that while some Fed decisions trigger rallies, others lead to sharp declines despite similar policy outcomes...

Buckle up, crypto enthusiasts and market watchers! The economic landscape is heating up as former U.S. President Donald Trump is once again making waves, this time by publicly pressuring the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates. His pronouncements come as he doubles down on his tariff policies, c...