Today was the first day of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s semiannual hearing on monetary policy. Talking to a group of senators, he told them that the Fed is determined to get inflation down and would do everything it takes to make that happen. It was made quite plain by
The U.S. dollar turned slightly up today as traders and investors await the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony ahead of the last week’s jobs report, which will probably determine how much further the U.S. central bank raises interest rates. According to the Federal Reserve government report, Fed Chairman Jerome
The U.S. Federal Reserve published a fresh statement on Thursday. Alerting banks of the dangers associated with trading in cryptocurrency and similar assets. Continuing its intensified scrutiny of the cryptocurrency sector. The statement warned that banks face greater risks of running dry of cash. Because of the volatility of deposits
Near the conclusion of last year, inflation in the United States began to moderate. As the CPI data has been refined over the previous several months, this tendency has been confirmed once again. The 7.1% inflation rate recorded in November was below market forecasts. This trend continued in December when
On Wednesday, US Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a 31-page report titled “The Bitcoin – Macro Disconnect”, compiling the findings of the impact of macroeconomic news on Bitcoin and other asset classes. Significantly, the findings of the analysis pushed the United State’s central bank into a perplexed state.
In its most recent meeting, the Federal Reserve Board decided to increase interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point. At this meeting, the Fed implemented its smallest interest rate rise since March 2022, signaling a moderation in the pace of its rapid tightening throughout 2022. As the Fed
Custodia Bank’s application for membership in the Federal Reserve System was rejected by Federal Reserve Board in the United States. This was on the grounds that the bank’s “novel business model and proposed focus on crypto-assets presented significant safety and soundness risks.” The Fed also noted that Custodia’s risk management
Federal bank regulatory authorities in the United States have released a statement on the risks of cryptocurrencies to banking organizations. On Jan. 3, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a joint statement regarding the challenges that
The Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates in an attempt to achieve its dual mission of price stability and maximum sustained employment. As the Fed Chair Jerome Powell discussed at a US forum on the outlook for the economy and the changing labor market. Ahead of Jerome Powell Fiscal and
The dilemma around cryptocurrency is increasing, and the use of Central Bank Digital Currency “CBDC” is surging on more countries’ soil. To weigh this, New York has now been added to the list of the famed states that have been launching CBDCs. The Innovation Center of the Federal Reserve Bank
