Quantitative Easing


Markets

ECB Signals ‘Moderate’ Slowdown in Asset Purchases; Bitcoin Rises

The European Central Bank says it will slow down the average pace of asset purchases but keep the overall size of its quantitative easing program intact.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde steps up to podium for press conference Thursday. (ECB, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

US Misses Expectations in August Jobs Report, Pushing Bitcoin to 3-Month High

The U.S. only added 235,000 jobs, falling well short of the 725,000 projection.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: A 'Now hiring' sign is displayed at a FedEx location on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Nearly 650,000 retail workers gave notice in April, the biggest one-month worker exodus in the retail industry in more than 20 years, amid a strengthening job market.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Markets

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.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (CoinDesk screenshot)

Markets

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

Markets

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Near Zero, Still Sees Inflation as ‘Transitory’

Even while pressure mounts to taper its asset purchases, the central bank will continue its accommodative quantitative easing.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a press conference following the conclusion of the central bank’s two-day monetary-policy meeting. (FederalReserve.gov screenshot)

Markets

As Powell Heads to Fed Meeting, Inflation Data Can Only Get Worse

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's challenge is to convince traders he's got the resolve to respond to runaway inflation, without actually doing anything.

As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell leads this week's FOMC meeting, he faces a bitcoin market skeptical of his ability to keep inflation in check.

Markets

Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’

The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Markets

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.

Finance

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

Markets

'Money Printer Go Brrr' Is How the Dollar Retains Reserve Status

Forecasts of the dollar's demise are premature. Demand for greenbacks has never been stronger, says our columnist.

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