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Markets

Market Storm Likely After September Fed Interest-Rate Cut, VIX Suggests

October VIX futures are trading at an extreme premium to September futures, pointing to post-Fed turbulence.

Ship on turbulent waters. (Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Leads Crumbling Crypto Prices in Shocking Reversal From Early Rally

Soft U.S. jobs numbers released Friday cemented the case for an imminent Fed rate cut and provided what turned out to be only a brief jolt higher to crypto markets.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Markets

Federal Reserve Rate Cut Could Spark a Revival in Bitcoin’s Basis Trade

CME open interest and futures premiums have slumped this year. Looser monetary policy may change the picture.

CME BTC Open Interest (Glassnode)

Markets

Crypto Charts Look 'So Broken and Bearish They’re Bullish' Ahead of Fed Meeting, Says Analyst

Alex Krüger says recent liquidations and scary charts could set up a bullish rebound, though conviction trends may wait until after the Fed’s Sept. 17 decision.

Physical bitcoin and ether tokens placed in front of trading screen with charts.

Markets

Crypto in Late 2025 and Beyond: What Powell’s Speech Signals for Rates, Inflation and Assets

Powell’s Jackson Hole speech showed how the Fed is weighing inflation against jobs. That balance could shape policy in the fourth quarter of 2025 and beyond.

Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium 2025

Markets

Bitcoin and Ether's Swift Spike Prompts $375M in Crypto Futures Liquidations

Bitcoin surged off key support after Powell hinted at rate cuts, triggering $375M in liquidations as ETH led gains with a 10% rally.

Crypto liquidations (CoinGlass)

Markets

Powell Puts September Rate Cut in Play; Bitcoin Pushes Higher

The Fed chair, perhaps surprisingly, took a dovish tone in his remarks at Jackson Hole.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dons reading glasses prior to Wednesday's press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed's Hammack Says 'No' to Rate Cut; Bitcoin Slips to Session Low Below $113K

The data currently on hand does not support the case for lowering interest rates, said the president of the Cleveland Fed.

Beth Hammack

Markets

Hawkish FOMC Minutes Knocks Legs Out of Crypto Bounce

The majority of participants at the Fed's last monetary policy meeting saw inflation risk outweighing employment risk.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.

Policy

Crypto Is ‘Nothing to Be Afraid of’ Says Fed Governor Chris Waller

Waller is reportedly in the running to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair.

Chris Waller (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)