Inflation


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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Hits 40-Year High at 6.4%

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed that rates rose 6.4% in February, the highest pace since 1982. “The Hash” group discusses the impact high inflation has on everyday consumers and their savings while noting cryptocurrency’s role as an alternative to the traditional financial system.

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El indicador de inflación preferido de la Fed subió un 6,4% en febrero y alcanzó su máximo en cuatro décadas

Bitcoin se mantuvo prácticamente estable después de la publicación del informe del Departamento de Comercio.

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Policy

El Banco Central de Sudán advierte contra el uso de Cripto ante el deterioro de la economía (informe)

El banco dijo que las criptomonedas conllevan altos riesgos, incluidos delitos financieros, piratería y pérdida de valor.

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Markets

La postura agresiva del presidente de la Reserva Federal, Powell, sobre la inflación podría perjudicar a las Cripto

Los aumentos de las tasas de interés podrían hacer caer las Cripto, especialmente debido a su fuerte correlación con los Mercados financieros tradicionales, dicen los analistas.

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, D.C, U.S., on Monday, March 21, 2022. The theme of this year's annual meeting is "Policy Options for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth." (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Crypto: Risk Asset or Inflation Hedge?

Marc Chandler, Bannockburn Global Forex managing director and chief market strategist, shares his analysis on the current state of the crypto markets amid rising fears of an impending recession and the declining purchasing power of wages. Chandler explains why he believes “crypto is acting more like a risk asset than inflation protection” amid widespread economic uncertainty. 

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CME Open Interest Suggests Downtrend Is Over

Federal Reserve Chariman Jerome Powell says the Fed will consider more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation. The statement sent bitcoin trading in the red Monday along with traditional markets.

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Is BTC Acting Like a Risk Asset Amid Soaring Inflation?

Wave Financial’s Justin Chuh joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss how bitcoin spot trading has been impacted by macro factors like rising inflation rates and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Plus, insights into bitcoin possibly showing a correlation with risk assets and how quantitative tightening could ease inflation.

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Kazakhstan Mining Crackdown Affecting Bitcoin Hashrate

CoinDesk's Christie Harkin joins the “Week in Review” panel to discuss Kazakhstan’s efforts to repress illegal crypto mining operations, and how that has impacted the bitcoin hashrate. Plus, CoinDesk Market Analyst Damanick Dantes explains how the Fed interest rate hike has influenced bitcoin’s volatility. 

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Markets

La popular estrategia de Bitcoin pierde fuerza a medida que la inflación estadounidense se acerca al 8%.

Aun así, los rendimientos reales de las Cripto siguen siendo relativamente atractivos en comparación con los Mercados tradicionales y podrían seguir atrayendo a los inversores, dijeron algunos observadores.

El rendimiento real de una estrategia de cash-and-carry de bitcoin se ha vuelto negativo mientras la inflación de los Estados Unidos alcanza un máximo de cuatro décadas. (Pixabay vía PhotoMosh)