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Fed's Powell Says 50 Basis Point Hike ‘On the Table’

The Federal Reserve chair spoke on a panel about the global economy presented by the International Monetary Fund.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on a panel hosted by the International Monetary Fund on April 21, 2022. (IMF)

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Will Rising Interest Rates Sink the Crypto Ecosystem?

Competition for capital is clobbering speculative investments like tech stocks. Digital assets have held up comparatively well – so far.

Crypto investors may be in for rough sailing as interest rates rise. Charles Turner's "A Shipwreck," 1805, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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What Would Deglobalization Mean for Bitcoin’s Price?

Geopolitical crises like the Russia-Ukraine war are reversing the era of globalization, where people enjoyed lower costs from the expansion of free trade and labor offshoring.

(Yuichiro Chino for CoinDesk)

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US Inflation Jumps to Fresh 4-Decade High of 8.5% in March

The U.S. Consumer Price Index accelerated last month as supply bottlenecks and war-related sanctions pushed already-elevated inflation higher.

Binance Labs recauda $500M para invertir en Web 3 y blockchain. (Giorgio Trovato/Unplash)

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White House in Damage Control Mode as Crypto Markets Brace for 8%-Plus Inflation

The Biden administration blames Russia's war on Ukraine for the extraordinary elevated inflation to be revealed by Tuesday's data from the U.S. Labor Department.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

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US Adds 431K Jobs in March, as Unemployment Rate Nears Pre-Pandemic Level

Bitcoin ticked up 1% after the monthly jobs report was released.

(Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash)

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Recession Signals Light Up as Section of US 'Yield Curve' Inverts

The recession hint could have bearish implications for risk assets, including bitcoin.

A section of the yield curve has inverted for the first time since 2006. (Source: Pixabay, PhotoMosh)