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Fed 'Absolutely Prepared' to Step Into Markets: Boston Fed President Collins

Bitcoin and U.S. stocks added to earlier gains following Collins' comments in an interview with the FT.

Circle Internet Financial has asked the Federal Reserve to hold off on issuing a digital dollar. (Lance Nelson/Getty Images)
The U.S. Fed stands ready to assist (Lance Nelson/Getty Images)

What to know:

  • "We would absolutely be prepared" to address difficult market conditions if needed, said Boston Fed President Susan Collins in an FT interview.
  • Currently, said Collins, markets continue to function well and the central bank is not seeing liquidity concerns.
  • Bitcoin pushed to just shy of $84,000, up 6% over the past 24 hours, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 extended their Friday advance to nearly 2%.
Stephen Alpher

Stephen is CoinDesk's managing editor for Markets. He previously served as managing editor at Seeking Alpha. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., Stephen went to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, majoring in finance. He holds BTC above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.

Stephen Alpher