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Commentary: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Details Inflation Target Changes

The Fed confirmed if inflation consistently falls below its 2% target - as it has for most of the last decade - it will target inflation above 2%. Here's our live commentary.

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First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren't Just Virtual as Fed's Powell Returns to Jackson Hole

Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda.

View of Grand Tetons near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech

Bitcoin’s options market foresees little price turbulence in the short-term, even as markets await a key speech from the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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WATCH: Fed Chair Powell Lays Out Plan to Let Inflation Rise Above 2% for a While

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to announce new measures to control inflation at his annual speech on the U.S. central bank's policy approach during the Jackson Hole symposium Thursday.

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Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Could Hint at US Dollar’s Future

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech Thursday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium highlights how much has changed over the past year.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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US Fed Chair Says Private Entities Should Not Help Design Central Bank Digital Currencies

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said central banks should design and implement CBDCs, not private entities.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

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Fed Officials See Anemic Inflation Despite Trillion-Dollar Money Injections

Federal Reserve officials see U.S. inflation as likely to stay below 2% over the next three years, based on a new summary of economic predictions released Wednesday by the central bank.

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Bitcoin Drops 2% Following Fed's First Emergency Rate Cut Since 2008

Bitcoin prices slid Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an emergency cut in interest rates to counteract risks to the economy from the spreading coronavirus.

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Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ

Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads.

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Bitcoin's Coronavirus Sell-off Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument

As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history.

Already this year, bitcoin has suffered seven price declines of 3 percent or greater. Source: TradingView