Economy


Markets

Federal Reserve Hikes US Interest Rate by 0.75 Percentage Point

The latest monetary policy decision from Federal Open Market Committee brings the federal funds rate to a range of 2.25%-2.5%. Bitcoin's price was little changed after the announcement.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at a press conference on July 27th in Washington D.C. (Source: Federal Reserve)

Opinion

What DAO Governance Has in Common With the ‘Eggheads’ Who Call a Recession

A whale on Ethereum staking protocol Lido rejected a plan to sell tokens to a VC firm, as an economic downturn looms.

Egg cracked yolk (Melani Sosa/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

The Fed Is Upside-Down on Inflation and That's a Big Risk

Economists say it’s hard to understand how the Fed will bring inflation down if the federal funds rate remains negative throughout the year, as shown in officials' own projections.

Jerome Powell, presidente de la Reserva Federal. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Opinion

The Fed Can't Whip Inflation Alone

The source of high U.S. inflation is pretty clear, and it doesn't have much to do with the money supply.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices on June 22 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Markets

US Inflation Gauge Jumps to Fresh 4-Decade High of 9.1%; Bitcoin Falls

The new Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading keeps pressure on the U.S. central bank to further tighten monetary policy aggressively at its next meeting later in July.

Small Shrinking Currency Dollar in Inflation  (iStock)

Markets

US CPI Preview: Inflation Likely to Climb to New 40-Year High

A hotter-than-expected core CPI figure could bring renewed selling pressure to the bitcoin market.

Inflation in the U.S. probably rose to another four-decade high in June. (Mediamodifier/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops to $19.7K as Recession Concerns Weigh on Financial Markets, Euro Nears Dollar Parity

Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek said it sees more broader-market declines in the coming months.

Los precios de bitcoin cayeron a $19.700 esta mañana. (Adam Smigielski/E+/Getty Images)

Policy

Federal Reserve Board: Recent Market Turmoil Shows ‘Structural Fragilities’ of Crypto

The report is a preview of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony in Congress next week.

Bankers are warning the Federal Reserve board about the dangers of launching a digital dollar, at a time when several new members were sworn in this week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)