No Rate Cuts Yet: Fed Maintains Rates at Historic Highs
The U.S. Federal Reserve has opted to maintain the federal funds rate target range at 5.25-5.5%, according to the latest report from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The committee…
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All Eyes on the Fed: Steady Rates Anticipated, September Reduction Likely
The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to convene its monthly Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting to evaluate the state of the economy and determine if the central bank should…
No Rate Hikes in Russia, Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate Level Again
Bank of Russia decided to maintain the interest rate at 7.5% amid moderate inflation, estimated at 2.5% on an annual basis in April, although this may change later this year.…
Gold Slides on Higher US Treasury Yields, Dollar
Prices of gold, and other precious metals, fell on Wednesday due to stronger U.S. yields and national currency. The decline comes on the backdrop of expectations of new interest rate…
Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says
Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate…
Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 50bps, FOMC Signals Rate to Rise to 5.1% Next Year
The U.S. central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened on Wednesday and raised the federal funds rate by 50 basis points (bps). The 0.5 percentage point rise follows the…
Observers Suspect an Aggressive Fed Rate Hike Next Month, Analyst Predicts Fed Will Pivot in December
According to recent reports close to central bank officials, the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely deliver another interest rate hike by roughly 75 basis points (bps) next month. Moreover, markets…
Global Bitcoin adoption to hit 10% by 2030: Blockware report
Bitcoin, like the internet and social media, benefits from “network effects”, where more adoption spurs higher value and incentive for additional take-up, says Blockware Intelligence.
Russia, Belarus Move to Introduce Special Electricity Tariffs for Crypto Miners
Authorities in Belarus and the Russian Federation are taking steps to separate cryptocurrency miners from other groups of power users and deny them access to subsidized energy. This could lead…