Interest Rates


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Federal Reserve Holds Rates, Asset Purchases Steady as Economic Activity Moderates

The U.S. central bank said interest rates will remain close to zero.

Edificio de la Reserva Federal en Washington, D.C.

Finanças

How Bitcoiners Should Watch the US Federal Reserve Meeting on Wednesday

Comments from the Fed could tell bitcoiners how committed the central bank is to staying the course on low interest rates through the rest of the year.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

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Ethereum: The Last Bastion for Yield

U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds are returning lower yields than ever. Ethereum's currency ether (ETH) presents an alternative.

Bitcoin traders are tokenizing the cryptocurrency to run on the Ethereum blockchain for extra yield.

Tecnologia

This Paradigm-Backed Startup Is Offering DeFi's First 'T-Bill'

Newly launched DeFi lending project Yield Protocol is offering stable interest rates for investors.

A Treasury Bill

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Bitcoin Correlations Depend on What Phase It Is In

Bitcoin's correlations with gold and the stock market appears contradictory on the surface. There are deeper machinations at work.

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How Monetary Policy Undermined American Resilience

A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices.

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Voyager to Pay Interest on DeFi Tokens to Gain Brokerage Clients

LINK, KNC and BAT bring the number of tokens in Voyager's interest payout program to 17.

Voyager founder and CEO Steve Ehrlich (right)

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An Unintended Consequence of Low Interest Rates? The Big Get Bigger

As companies have to shift their business model to contend with low interest rates, the largest find themselves in a comparatively better situation.

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Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Continues Buying Treasurys

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

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Delta Exchange Launches Crypto Interest Rate Swaps

Traders may now be able to hedge the risks they face from interest rate payment fluctuations in perpetual contracts.

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