Fed hikes rates 25 bps in first hike since July 2023
The move lifts the fed funds range to 3.75%-4.00% and marks the first tightening in more than three years, resetting the liquidity backdrop for risk assets from Bitcoin to high-beta DeFi.
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The move lifts the fed funds range to 3.75%-4.00% and marks the first tightening in more than three years, resetting the liquidity backdrop for risk assets from Bitcoin to high-beta DeFi.
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The Fed is not confident inflation is heading back to target, a hawkish signal that keeps the rate-cut door shut and pressures risk assets from crypto to equities.
Markets will parse every word from the Fed chair for clues on the rate path, with policy guidance from the presser often moving more than the statement itself.
The dot plot keeps a final quarter-point increase on the table, a hawkish tilt that pressures risk assets and caps hopes of an imminent easing cycle.
The new Fed chair is staking his credibility on price stability over risk-asset relief, a stance that sets the tone for every cut expectation priced into markets.
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Another quarter-point move extends the tightening cycle, and the marginal dollar of liquidity for crypto and equities just got more expensive to chase.
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