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Fed held rates steady at 3.5-3.75% despite inflation, with dissenters pushing for hikes amid Middle East tensions. Housing market suffers as buyers face affordability crisis, eroding consumer confide…
US markets were mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow hitting a 1.5-week high on strong earnings, while the Nasdaq 100 fell to a 2.75-month low due to a rout in chipmakers and AI stocks. Key megacap tech ea…
Bitcoin plunged amid rising inflation, tumbling consumer confidence, and sector-wide concerns, while gold surged and software stocks fell due to AI-related fears, signaling investor nervousness acros…
US Q3 GDP beats expectations but dollar weakens amid Fed rate cut expectations and falling consumer confidence, causing EURUSD to rise slightly despite the data.
Analyst Jordi Visser says eroding trust in institutions, rising debt, and falling consumer confidence should drive long-term Bitcoin adoption as a neutral, permissionless store of value amid macro st…