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US Jobs Report Shows Gain of 428,000, Adding to Price Pressures

Friday's Labor Department report showed that employment growth stayed robust last month, at a level that should continue to worry the Federal Reserve about a too-tight jobs market.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: A 'Now hiring' sign is displayed at a FedEx location on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Nearly 650,000 retail workers gave notice in April, the biggest one-month worker exodus in the retail industry in more than 20 years, amid a strengthening job market.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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BTC Plunges Over 10%, S&P 500 Sinks Amid Fed's Interest Rate Hike

After a short-lived spike in response to the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis-point interest rate hike, bitcoin dropped over 10% to its biggest one-day decline in two months. Plus, a look into the reaction of traditional assets, including the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index, as “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee presents the “Chart of the Day.” 

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Crypto Markets and Altcoins up Following Fed Rate Decision

Medley Global Advisors Managing Director for Global Macro Strategy Ben Emons discusses the crypto market reaction to the Federal Reserve’s recent 50 basis-point interest rate hike and the use of quantitative tightening to combat inflation. Plus, a conversation about bitcoin’s relationships with interest rates, equity markets and the NASDAQ.

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Fed Hikes Rate at Fastest Pace in 22 Years, Will Start Shrinking Balance Sheet

The central bank is taking a hawkish stance as inflation is running at its highest level in four decades.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at a press conference following the Fed's decision on May 4, 2022. (Source: Wall Street Journal)

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Buenos Aires Gov Official on Allowing Residents to Pay Taxes With Crypto

Buenos Aires Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation Diego Fernández discusses the city’s recent decision to allow residents to pay their taxes with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, touching on issues with rising inflation rates over the past several decades. Plus, insights into Argentina’s blossoming crypto community and the prospect of adopting bitcoin as legal tender in the country. 

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Labor Costs Jump by Most in 2 Decades, Adding to Inflationary Surge

This move adds more pressure on the Federal Reserve to hike rates fast.

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What Crypto's Increasing Correlation With Tech Stocks Means for Investors

Will Evans, CEX.IO managing director, the Americas, discusses the impact of macroeconomic factors on the crypto markets, noting the war in Ukraine and inflation as possible reasons for volatility. Plus, a conversation on crypto’s increasing correlation with tech stocks and developments in the derivatives market.

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Crypto Market's Direction During a Recession Might Depend on Nasdaq

Analysts say as the broader stock market goes, so goes bitcoin when recession hits.

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