US Vice President Kamala Harris defended the Build Back Better (BBB) stimulus plan during an interview on CBS’ “Face The Nation” TV show. Harris stressed inflation and coronavirus as major concerns and top priorities in 2022. “The United States must address the rising cost of consumer goods”, she added.Risk sentiment …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 29 December 2021
The US Dollar Index closed the second straight day in the positive territory and continues to inch higher on Wednesday but markets are likely to remain quiet ahead of the New Year holiday.Omicron stands as a downside risk in the housing market. A reading of pending home sales also out …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 28 December 2021
Major cryptocurrencies retreated amid concerns about the Omicron variant and holiday travel disruptions worldwide. Bitcoin traded 7.4% lower from 24 hours ago at around USD 47,849. The cryptocurrency was down more than 30% from its record highs at USD 68,990 in November. Bitcoin has had a volatile end of year.The …
Read More »Bitcoin Leads Crypto Losses
Major cryptocurrencies retreated amid concerns about the Omicron variant and holiday travel disruptions worldwide. Bitcoin traded 7.4% lower from 24 hours ago at around USD 47,849. The cryptocurrency was down more than 30% from its record highs at USD 68,990 in November. Bitcoin has had a volatile end of year.Ether …
Read More »Institutional Investors Overcome Barriers To Bitcoin
Before 2000, most traditional institutional investment portfolios did not allocate to commodities and traditionally balanced portfolios of stocks (60 percent) and bonds (40 percent) were the prevalent norm with no alternatives across the board. Given that diversification is a significant catalyst for investment, portfolios started greater diversification into alternatives and …
Read More »Why IMF’s Worries About Cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund is concerned about cryptocurrencies, chiefly because the promising market is growing at a noteworthy pace and regulation is not coping with such a pace.The total market value of all crypto assets surpassed USD 2 trillion in September this year, representing a 10-fold jump from levels seen …
Read More »Bitcoin Surges Above USD 50000 In Holidays Week
Bitcoin moved above $50,000 for the first time since 13 December though the cryptocurrency trading on Friday around USD 50870.90, continued to take investors on a roller coaster ride in 2021.One thing that stood out was how crypto went mainstream. The biggest change was El Salvador becoming the first country …
Read More »Can Futures Market Push Bitcoin’s Prices Above USD 50000?
Bitcoin is traded at USD 49,206, up almost 6% over the last two days, the top crypto coin seemed to have started the week on a high note. While BTC still rode on a wave of volatility, the recent bullishness in price stirred the market anticipation of a high Bitcoin …
Read More »Weekly Recap 13 – 17 December
It has been a big week for a number of major central banks worldwide. Central banks continuing to raise interest rates in an effort to tame inflation, largely dismissing for now the threat to economic growth posed by the spread of the Omicron variant. On ‘Super Thursday’ for central banks, …
Read More »Fed’s Meeting Pulls Bitcoin Lower
The more speculative assets have dropped ahead a host central bank meetings, as markets began to consider a world of tighter monetary policy.Bitcoin was not an exception, falling below USD 47,000, more than 30% off its all-time high reached just last month. Bitcoin tumbled 3.77 per cent, while Ethereum was …
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