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Markets

Key Interest Rate Decisions Coming This Week From Fed, BOJ, BOE

The Fed is expected to hold policy steady but indicate a soon-to-come rate cut, while the Bank of England is seen as about a 50/50 bet to ease and the Bank of Japan is likely to either hike rates or signal an imminent move.

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Markets

Bitcoin Trades At Slight Premium in Yen Terms Amid Suspected BOJ Intervention

The Japanese yen swung wildly on Monday, recovering 500 pips from over three-decade lows on suspected BOJ intervention.

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Markets

Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Says

The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview.

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Markets

Bank of Japan Ends Eight-Year Negative Rates Regime; Bitcoin Slides to $62.7K

The BOJ hiked the benchmark borrowing cost by 10 basis points, abandoning the prolonged negative interest rate policy.

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Finance

Bitcoin Jumps Over $71K as UK's FCA Lets Institutional Investors Create Crypto ETNs

The leading cryptocurrency had crossed $70,000 for the first time ever last week.

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Markets

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $34K After Hawkish Bank of Japan Decision

The BOJ's yield curve control program has been a major source of liquidity for financial markets since 2016.

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Videos

Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible

Bitcoin (BTC) held above $29,000 early Friday, while Japanese and U.S. government bond yields rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained low-interest rates, but announced a slight hawkish tweak to its liquidity-boosting bond-buying program called yield curve control (YCC). Bitwise Asset Management President Teddy Fusaro shares his crypto markets analysis.

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Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Expected on Friday's Bank of Japan Rate Decision. Here's Why

The BOJ is predicted to soften its grip on the country's bond markets, potentially influencing global bond markets, exchanges rates and liquidity conditions. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, are sensitive to changes in global liquidity conditions.

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Videos

Bitcoin Starts Week in the Red Ahead of Pivotal Time for Central Banks

The Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and European Central Bank are all slated to announce interest rate decisions this week. Defiance ETFs CEO Sylvia Jablonski discusses the potential macro factors moving the price of bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap slips below $30,000. Plus, how AI could transform the future of crypto.

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Policy

Japan's Finance Ministry to Explore Digital Yen Feasibility: Report

Bank of Japan officials have said they don't have concrete plans to issue a digital currency.

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