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Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin and crypto stocks rise after the Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point”

“…The price of bitcoin was recently higher by 5% at $63,255.00, according to Coin Metrics, building on a rally underway before the central bank decision Wednesday. Bitcoin, similar to stocks, initially jumped and then pulled back as traders absorbed the news…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/19/crypto-market-today.html… Continue Reading…

Banking

“The Fed forecasts lowering rates by another half point before the year is out”

“…The so-called dot plot indicated that 19 FOMC members, both voters and nonvoters, see the benchmark fed funds rate at 4.4% by the end of this year, equivalent to a target range of 4.25% to 4.5%. The Fed’s two remaining… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage points in first cut since 2020”

“The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is cutting its benchmark interest rate by 0.50 percentage points, marking the first reduction in four years and moving to ease borrowing costs as inflation-weary consumers are grappling with high rates on everything… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Treasuries Surge as Traders Bet on Emergency Fed Rate Cut”

“Bond traders are piling into bets that the US economy is on the verge of deteriorating so quickly that the Federal Reserve will need to start easing monetary policy aggressively — potentially before their next scheduled meeting — to head… Continue Reading…

Economy, Predictions, Opinions, & Comments, Stocks

Now They’re Scared: “The Fed warns of social media ‘echo chambers’ that pump up meme stocks.”

“…“To date, the broad financial stability implications of changes in retail equity investor characteristics and behaviors have been limited,” the Fed said. The central bank specifically assessed what happened to shares of AMC Entertainment and GameStop in January, noting that activity and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Key Fed inflation measure rose 2.8% in March from a year ago, more than expected”

“…“Inflation reports released this morning were not as a hot as feared, but investors should not get overly anchored to the idea that inflation has been completely cured and the Fed will be cutting interest rates in the near-term,” said… Continue Reading…

Business, Personal Finance

“Credit-card delinquency rates were worst on record in Fed study”

“US credit-card delinquency rates were the highest on record in the fourth quarter, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report. Almost 3.5% of card balances were at least 30 days past due as of the end of December,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Six-Month Federal Budget Deficit: $1.1 Trillion”

“Washington continues to spend like deficits and debt don’t matter, and the politicians would rather you don’t know. For the record, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday that the federal budget deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024,… Continue Reading…

Business

“Feds seek seizure of two New York apartments worth $14 million tied to former Mongolia leader in alleged mining scheme”

“Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sued to seize two New York City apartments worth $14 million that were allegedly bought with proceeds from a corrupt scheme involving Mongolia’s huge copper mine, a former prime minister of that nation, and his Harvard… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Fed rate cuts may wait as inflation ticked up in December”

“…U.S. central bankers want more confirmation that inflation is on a firm path toward their 2% goal before they reduce the policy rate, now in the 5.25%-5.5% range…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/traders-pare-bets-fed-cut-134748735.html What happened? I thought the FED was going to cut interest… Continue Reading…