Monetary Policy

At Sibos 2025 on September 29, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller promoted artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology, and stablecoins as tools for modernizing cross-border payments. In a speech titled "The Next Frontier of Payments Innovation," Waller highlighted agentic AI's p

Retail investors put just $1 billion into single stocks over the past 20 trading days, The Kobeissi Letter said in an X post on Sept. 26, marking the smallest 20-day total in at least two years and roughly 95% below the about $20 billion they bought over a similar stretch in April 2025. Crypto

According to Straits Times, as of September 30, Bitcoin retreated after rallying 28% since August 19, as geopolitical tensions over Iran's Hormuz Strait proposal and expectations of further U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes in October weighed on risk assets. The cryptocurrency had posted its best

According to CoinGecko data, Bitcoin traded around $84,000 on Tuesday, up 0.9% over 24 hours but down 2% for the week, holding a range it has occupied for roughly a week and a half. Spot Bitcoin ETFs notched eight consecutive sessions of inflows totaling around $3 billion, with Monday contributing a

Bitcoin traded in a $83,000-$83,600 range as the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate to 3.75%-4% on September 16, one day after the U.S. Senate rejected the CLARITY Act on September 15. The cryptocurrency rebounded following the legislative defeat but faced pressure after the rate hike, with 16 o

On September 16, the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate to a range of 3.75%-4%, with 16 of 18 officials expecting further hikes this year. Bitcoin price, which held a range of $83,000-$83,600, showed greater sensitivity to the rate decision than to a legislative defeat one day earlier. On Septem

Bitcoin traded at $83,871 at 4 PM as the cryptocurrency defended the $80,000 support level amid rising US Treasury yields and oil prices. The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.25% during the session, marking the highest level since 2007, while Brent crude oil approached $107 per barrel.

According to Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum treasury firm BitMine, on September 29, Wall Street veteran Jim Bianco turned bullish on U.S. Treasuries for the first time in six years after yields reached approximately 20-year highs, citing attractive valuations at current levels. Should Treasury yields

US Treasury yields surged to multi-decade highs on September 29, with the 10-year Treasury yield reaching 5.242% at 10:30 AM according to financial data site Investing.com—the highest level since June 2007, approximately 19 years ago. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.562%, marking the highest

Bitcoin (BTC) fell further to $83,178 on Sept. 29. On the macro front, Trump rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude oil immediately rebounded above $100 per barrel, driving the dollar higher and U.S. Treasury yields up and creating dual pressure on non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin. The FED raised the benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%. ETF Inflows Slow: Weekly Net Inflows of $2.39 Billion, Daily Average Falls fr

During 19:00–20:00 UTC on September 28, 2026, BTC pulled back sharply in the short term. The 1-hour candlestick closed 0.37% lower, with a price range of 83,658.7–84,047.1 USDT and an amplitude of 0.46%. Market volatility increased significantly from the previous trading day, investor risk aversion intensified, and BTC and gold pulled back in tandem. The primary driver of this move was rising inflation expectations triggered by higher oil prices, coupled with a sharp increase in expectations for

Bitcoin slipped below $84,000 on Monday, trading around $83,800 at 3:04 p.m. ET after falling as low as about $82,700 earlier in the session. The decline followed renewed macroeconomic and geopolitical pressure on cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin had rallied earlier this month, reaching above $87,000

Bitcoin faces five U.S. economic data releases between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3, including the August JOLTS job openings report, August PCE inflation data, the third estimate of second-quarter GDP, weekly jobless claims, and the September nonfarm payrolls report, according to MarketWatch. The data

The crypto market fell -2% to about $2.9 trillion on Sunday and into Monday, September 28, after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Bitcoin slipped to near $82,000 after briefly topping $85,000, Ethereum traded near $2,650, and XRP stayed just

From October 27 to 28, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the FED will hold its interest-rate meeting. This is the first follow-up meeting after the FED resumed rate hikes in September, and its outcome will directly influence the direction of the global interest-rate path for the remainder of 2026. As of September 28 Beijing time, Gate event market data showed that market pricing for the FED's October decision was highly concentrated: the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged

Prediction market Polymarket shows traders assigning a 64% probability to a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike at the October 27-28 meeting, following comments from Fed Governor Michael Barr that further monetary tightening may be needed to reach the central bank's 2% inflation target. Fresh

According to Polymarket prediction market, as of September 27, traders are assigning a 64% probability to a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate increase at the October 27-28 meeting. The market gives approximately 35% odds to no change, while larger hikes or rate cuts remain below 1%. The shift

According to ChainCatcher, citing sources familiar with the matter, the Trump administration is considering launching an overseas stablecoin initiative, potentially through a public-private partnership involving the Treasury Department, State Department, and the U.S. International Development

ARK Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, partnered with Securitize to tokenize the ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum blockchain, providing eligible investors blockchain-based access to a portfolio spanning private and public companies. The fund, identified as ARKVX, invests in companies associated with

Ethereum traded at $2,717.02 at 13:09 UTC on 25 September 2026, up approximately 2.4 percent on the day, per CoinGecko. Coinbase printed $2,713.93 and Kraken $2,714.05 at the same time, confirming the level across three venues. US spot ether ETFs recorded net inflows on every session from 21 to 24 S