Bitcoin’s Next Macro Catalyst: ECB Decision Could Weaken Dollar Without Easing Financing Conditions The European Central Bank’s September 10 policy decision may strengthen the euro and push the U.S. dollar index lower, offering potential relief to Bitcoin after its recent slide below $80,000. However, a currency-driven decline in the dollar index would provide limited evidence ...
Oil Surges Toward $100 as Iran Tensions Escalate Brent crude reached a seven-week high near $99 a barrel this week, while West Texas Intermediate climbed above $92. The rally follows Iran’s announcement that it plans to declare a maritime “exclusion zone” around the Strait of Hormuz, warning it will stop ships attempting to pass without ...
Bitcoin rose above $81,000 last week before falling back to approximately $78,000 after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish speech in Jackson Hole….
Tom Lee, Fundstrat’s head of research and chief investment officer, outlined his latest outlook for the Federal Reserve’s September policy decision, U.S. stocks and global…
SMBC Chief Economist and former U.S. Treasury Department official Joe Lavorgna said the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates in September and suggested the central…
Bitcoin is trading at $78,796.58, while Ethereum stands at $2,478.28 and $XRP at $1.40 as traders prepare for a week packed with U.S. labor-market data….
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has begun his highly anticipated address at the Jackson Hole symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In his first speech as…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the central bank’s “predominant focus” should remain on inflation, striking a hawkish tone in closely watched remarks at the…
Fidelity Investments’ Global Macro Director Jurrien Timmer argues that recent U.S. Treasury operations—specifically increased long-term bond buybacks paired with heightened short-term bill issuance—are pressuring the dollar while providing tailwinds for Bitcoin and gold. Treasury Buybacks Weaken Dollar, Lift Bitcoin and Gold Timmer observed that the dollar declined last week following the Treasury’s repurchase of additional ...
Bitcoin’s recent breakout appears to have been triggered by a shift in U.S. Treasury-market liquidity, but analysts say the rally’s staying power hinges on whether exchange-traded fund inflows and spot demand can replace the initial macroeconomic boost. Treasury Buybacks Spark 22% Surge and Short Squeeze Bitcoin surged roughly 22% during its breakout week as long-term ...