Economy


Mercados

US CPI Preview: Inflation Likely to Climb to New 40-Year High

A hotter-than-expected core CPI figure could bring renewed selling pressure to the bitcoin market.

Inflation in the U.S. probably rose to another four-decade high in June. (Mediamodifier/Pixabay)

Mercados

Bitcoin Drops to $19.7K as Recession Concerns Weigh on Financial Markets, Euro Nears Dollar Parity

Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek said it sees more broader-market declines in the coming months.

Los precios de bitcoin cayeron a $19.700 esta mañana. (Adam Smigielski/E+/Getty Images)

Regulación

Federal Reserve Board: Recent Market Turmoil Shows ‘Structural Fragilities’ of Crypto

The report is a preview of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony in Congress next week.

Bankers are warning the Federal Reserve board about the dangers of launching a digital dollar, at a time when several new members were sworn in this week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Vídeos

Elon Musk Has ‘Super Bad Feeling’ About Economy: Report

According to Reuters, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is looking to cut 10% of the electric automaker’s workforce and is sounding the alarm about the state of the U.S. economy. “The Hash” panel discusses his comments as more crypto firms are slashing jobs.

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Mercados

Goldman Sees Little US Economic Impact From Lower Cryptocurrency Prices

The stock market decline has had a much larger effect on U.S. household net worth, the bank said.

U.S. households have suffered little from recent crypto market declines. (Jonathan Meyer/Pexels)

Mercados

Bitcoin, Major Cryptos Slide as Markets Digest Hawkish Powell Remarks

A day after the Fed chair pledged to keep tightening monetary conditions until inflation comes down, analysts and traders from crypto to stocks and futures were assessing the economic impact – from higher mortgage rates to lower company earnings.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Mercados

Past-Peak Inflation Might Be Misleading as Price Pressures Continue to Mount

As inflation peaks, bitcoin traders should be wary of reading too much into data.

Consumer Price Index, % Change Over 12 Months, including forecasted number for April 2022 CPI (Source: CoinDesk Research, Department of Labor Statistics, FactSet)