Crypto and traditional markets see a bump as Fed raises rate
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Crypto and traditional markets see a bump as Fed raises rates

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As crypto and traditional markets rose in Asia overnight Monday, the US Federal Reserve announced a 75-basis point rate increase to combat the worst inflation in some 40 years.

Fast facts

  • Interest rates in the United States are now running in the 2.25 percent to 2.50 percent range, the fastest tightening since the 1980s. 
  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell dismissed the notion that the United States was in a recession due to the current high employment rate. 
  • Powell acknowledged the pain that the sharp increase was causing low-income earners, but said that aggressive fiscal tightening was required to combat runaway inflation.
  • In the 24 hours before Asian business hours on Monday, all major tokens were trading higher, with Bitcoin up over 8% and Ethereum up 14.5 percent to trade at US$22,840 and US$1,625, respectively. 

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