Bitcoin Price Rises as Fed Chair Jerome Powell Signals Rate Cut Is Imminent – Decrypt

Bitcoin prices rose on Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepared to cut interest rates in the coming months, signaling that the U.S. central bank is comfortable with keeping inflation in check but is paying more attention to a weakening and expanding labor market. “The direction to move is clear, and the timing and […]
Bitcoin metrics line up bull signals with $60.6K BTC price level to beat – TradingView

Bitcoin BTCUSD At the weekend close on August 18, the price of BTC rose in after-hours trading, seeking to recover above $60,000. Cointelegraph Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Crossover Leads to Bullish Signal for BTC Price Bitstamp hit a new local high of $60,271 on the day, according to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView. Despite […]
Bitcoin metrics line up bull signals with $60.6K BTC price level to beat – Cointelegraph

Bitcoin (BTC) was on track to recover to $60,000 by the weekend close on August 18 as the price remained firm in after-hours trading. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Crossover Leads to Bullish Signal for BTC Price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro Trading View That day, Bitstamp hit a new local all-time […]
Harris campaign signals continued support for ending cash bail

Harris’ campaign has said she continues to support abolishing cash bail and bail reform as the vice president and former prosecutor faces intense scrutiny for her past policies and positions on crime and law enforcement. “Vice President Harris believes our criminal justice system should protect and serve all Americans, regardless of economic status, gender or […]
Economist signals a ‘reckoning’ looming over markets, America has been in recession ‘a long time’

As a turbulent week for stock markets draws to a close, one US economist has warned that this could just be the beginning of a “liquidation”. “There’s a lot of pain ahead for both the economy and for the markets, which have really been laggards, like the Fed,” MacroMarvens President Stephanie Pomboy said on “Mornings […]
Bill O'Reilly signals Harris-Walz ticket more appealing than Biden

Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly suggested Tuesday that if Vice President Harris ran for president alongside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), she would garner more support from voters than if President Biden continued in the race. “The Democrats knew Biden couldn’t campaign, so they made a pretty astute political decision. Obviously, this is a […]
Fed Holds Rates Steady But Sends Mixed Signals About Timing of A Cut Later This Year

Federal Reserve officials agreed to keep interest rates at their highest level in 22 years and signaled they could cut rates later this year if signs of inflation continuing to fall to the central bank’s 2 percent target continue. Officials on Wednesday left the central bank’s benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at a range of […]
Kamala Harris campaign signals to donors whom she may pick as VP

Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has strongly hinted to donors that the vice president may choose the state’s governor as his running mate, though Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., remains the front-runner. Behind the scenes, Harris’ campaign is concerned about contribution limits for the sitting governor’s campaign and has been urging donors to disclose their funds early. […]
JD Vance by the numbers: First speech signals heavy campaign presence in battleground Rust Belt

Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio)on Wednesday gave his first speech since being nominated as the Republican vice presidential nominee, which could offer a glimpse into his future role in the presidential campaign. The “Hillbilly Elegy” author mentioned his home state of Ohio 12 times during his speech. “Don’t forget the love for Ohio. We’ve got to […]
House GOP’s tanked vote signals tough path ahead on funding

House Republicans’ rejection this week exposed intraparty divisions over spending and highlighted the challenges GOP leadership faces in its ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual budget bills by the end of the month. Republicans were caught off guard Thursday when 10 of their own party members voted with most Democrats to reject a GOP-drafted […]