Bitcoin options price a quiet CPI week while shorts cluster at $76,000–$80,000
Bitcoin options expiring Friday show significant put exposure below market values, with shorts clustering at $76,000 to $80,000 as volatility expectations cool…
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Stock Market Crash Warning as Valuations Echo the Dot-Com Bubble
Apprehension regarding a potential stock market crash intensifies as the S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio climbs back above 40x, mirroring conditions from…
Inflation target of 2% may not stop the next Fed rate freeze
The Federal Reserve may halt interest-rate increases before inflation hits the 2% target if policymakers see clear evidence the economy is moving…
AI may be keeping Bitcoin’s biggest macro headwind alive after the Fed stops hiking
Massive private debt issuance and infrastructure expenditures for the artificial intelligence boom are driving Treasury yields upward, creating a persistent macroeconomic headwind…
Bitcoin’s slide below $81,000 exposes why a Fed pause may not save the crypto market
Bitcoin dipped below $81,000 as macroeconomic pressures and a shallow buyer base exposed why a Federal Reserve rate pause may fail to…
US services price gauge hits a four-year high, clouding Bitcoin’s rate-relief outlook
In September, the US services prices indicator reached a four-year high while economic expansion slowed, clouding rate-relief prospects and leaving leveraged Bitcoin…
US credit spreads eased on October 2 after widening beyond the weakest borrowers
US corporate credit spreads eased on October 2 after widening across investment-grade and high-yield debt between late September and early October, raising…
US jobs revision turns July’s 21,000 gain into a 10,000 loss
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reduced payroll estimates for July and August by 60,000, turning July's job gain into a loss…
Bitcoin’s $85,000 recovery awaits proof that ETF investors kept buying after payrolls
Bitcoin's recovery above $85,000 faces a critical test of genuine investor demand following a sharp drop in Federal Reserve rate hike expectations…
The same Fed rate hike can help stablecoins and hurt Bitcoin borrowers
A Federal Reserve interest rate hike can increase reserve income for dollar stablecoin issuers like Circle while simultaneously raising interest expenses for…