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The U.S. Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday that easier monetary policy is likely in store for 2024. OANDA senior market analyst Craig Erlam joins "First Mover" to discuss the crypto market's reaction to Fed's potential dovish policies in the upcoming year. Plus, Erlam's reaction to interest rate updates from the European Central Bank and Bank of England.

Dec 15, 2023

OANDA senior market analyst for the Americas Edward Moya weighs in on the state of institutional and retail interest across the digital assets industry. "Crypto has been fascinating because the institutional interest has definitely percolated, Moya said. Retail investors are still "licking their wounds from FTX...there's still a lot of lost confidence in the space."

Oct 25, 2023

Rapid gains in bitcoin (BTC) are taking a bit of a breather, following renewed excitement around a U.S.-based spot bitcoin ETF approval. OANDA senior market analyst for the Americas Edward Moya discusses his crypto markets analysis, along with the differences between big money and retail investors. "The institutional interest has definitely percolated," adding that retail investors are "still licking their wounds from FTX."

Oct 25, 2023

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held monetary policy steady as anticipated, leaving the range for its benchmark interest rate at 5.25% to 5.50%. OANDA senior market analyst for the Americas Edward Moya, along with "Crypto is Macro Now" economist and the new host of CoinDesk's "Markets Daily" podcast, Noelle Acheson, discuss the latest Fed decision and what it means for the crypto markets.

Sep 21, 2023

Robinhood (HOOD), the popular trading platform, is ending support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL), three tokens that the SEC named securities in its recent lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. OANDA Senior Market Analyst of The Americas Edward Moya discusses what Robinhood's delisting of these tokens could mean for bitcoin (BTC).

Jun 27, 2023

Edward Moya, OANDA Senior Market Analyst of The Americas, discusses why he thinks bitcoin (BTC) could end the year around the $40,000 level, citing the recent macroeconomic backdrop and the recent flurry of spot bitcoin ETF filings in the U.S. Plus, Moya addresses the possible market reaction to Robinhood ending support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL).

Jun 27, 2023

Coinbase (COIN) has obtained a license to offer its services in Bermuda as part of its international expansion efforts, the firm announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Edward Moya, OANDA Senior Market Analyst for The Americas, reacts to these latest developments and shares his bitcoin price analysis.

Apr 20, 2023

OANDA Senior Market Analyst of The Americas Edward Moya discusses his outlook for bitcoin as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap continues to trade sideways amid continued Silvergate woes and potential regulatory headwinds ahead.

Mar 6, 2023

"It's going to be very hard to get to 2% [inflation]," OANDA Senior Market Analyst Edward Moya said, reacting to the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike and Chair Jerome Powell's comments that "disinflation" has started. Plus, he shares insights on how traders are reacting to the "hot" labor market.

Feb 6, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading down for a fifth straight day, the longest run since falling over six consecutive days in August last year. OANDA Senior Market Analyst of The Americas Edward Moya discusses his BTC outlook and the impact of macroeconomic factors on the crypto markets, noting the recent January jobs report data.

Feb 6, 2023