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Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Time Has Come for Policy to Adjust

Bitcoin rose in the immediate aftermath of his remarks at the Fed's Jackson Hole conference.

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Bitcoin Tops $61K Before Powell's Jackson Hole Speech as Ether ETFs Face Record Outflows

Comments at the Jackson Hole symposium later Friday may give clues about the Federal Reserve monetary policies, will boost or undermine prices of risk assets, including bitcoin.

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Powell Says Fed Is 'Prepared to Raise Rates'; Mastercard, Binance Back Away From Crypto Card Partnership

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses the current state of inflation at the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Mastercard and Binance are ending their crypto card partnership. Plus, customer data of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, Genesis and lender BlockFi have been compromised due to a hack. 

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Bitcoin Dips Below $26K, Smaller Cryptos Head Lower on Fed's Powell's Hawkish Remarks

Speaking at Jackson Hole, the Fed chair doubled down on keeping financial conditions tight, including hiking interest rates further if needed.

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Powell Says Fed Is 'Prepared to Raise Rates Further if Appropriate' During Jackson Hole Speech

In his opening remarks for the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses the current state of inflation and why the central bank is "prepared to raise rates further if appropriate" in order to bring inflation down.

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Bitcoin Gives Up Gains, Slips Below $26K Ahead of Fed's Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole

The Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole Symposium is underway, and Powell will deliver his keynote address Friday morning.

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Fed’s Powell Signals Tapering Timeline Is Less Clear Because of Delta Variant

Bitcoin and other risk assets benefit from the liquidity that quantitative easing brings to the markets.

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How Bitcoiners Should Watch the Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to address whether the U.S. central bank will taper its $120 billion-a-month of bond purchases.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

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Bitcoin on Longest Weekly Winning Run in 9 Months Ahead of Jackson Hole Symposium

The dollar may depreciate after Friday's event, triggering renewed inflows into bitcoin and equities.

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Fed Chair Powell's Flexible Inflation Views Were Already Priced In

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not raise many eyebrows Thursday morning when he announced the U.S. central bank would encourage some periods of inflation above its 2% target in certain circumstances to boost the long-term economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will preside over this week's FOMC meeting.

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