It could take a week for Bitcoin traders to fully digest the impact of the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in 9 months, according to Bitbank analyst Yuya Hasegawa. “With risk-on sentiment persisting after the FOMC, this improvement in technical sentiment is seen as an additional tailwind [for Bitcoin], putting a test of $120,000 within sight,” wrote the Tokyo-based analyst in a note shared with Decrypt. “Should BTC successfully break above $120,000, a full retracement may finally come into focus ...

Key Takeaways Pre-market Futures Add to Yesterday's All-Time Closing HighsThe Outlook for an Accommodative Fed Is Set, Even with Higher Inflation on the HorizonStruggles for the Labor Market, Looking AheadFriday, September 19, 2025It’s the last Friday of trading for the summer of 2025, a week and a half from the end of calendar Q3, the major economic reports of the week have already been released and the Fed has made its monetary policy decision. Feels like a good time to put our feet up for a minute — espe ...

As recently as January of 2025, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage hit 7.04%, per the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Nine months later, mortgage rates have continually dropped, with an interest rate now resting at 6.35%. In fact, ABC News recently reported a one-week drop in September from 6.5% to 6.35%, which was the single biggest one-week drop in 2025. Read Next: Florida Home Prices Are Dropping Rapidly: Should You Buy While Prices Are Low? Learn More: 10 Used Cars That Will Last ...

Inflation moderated off its peak in 2022, but it has begun to rise again in recent months, primarily due to the impact of tariffs on product prices. In addition, the Fed recently shifted to a dovishI am a chemical engineer with a MS in Food Technology and Economics, and a MENSA member. I am the author of the book "Investing in Stocks and Bonds: The Early Retirement Project" (2024):I am also the author of the book "Mental Math: How to perform math calculations in your mind".I am also the author of 2 other ma ...

In a new essay, Minneapolis Fed President Neil Qashqari says he sees two more rate cuts coming from the central bank this year. Steve Leeman joins uh us now with Mr. . Qashqari.Hey, Steve. And hey, Neil. Good morning.Thank you, Joe. Let's bring in Mr. . Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Fed.Neil, let's talk about your um essay this morning, which is fascinating. And I just want to ask you uh first about one of the things that you say in your piece, which is that you're concerned that there could be som ...

One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.The 10-year Treasury note yield gained more than 3.1 basis points to 4.135%, and earlier reached 4.145%, while the 2-year Treasury yield added 1 basis point to 3.578% after touching 3.59%. The intraday yield on both was the highest in two weeks, since Sept. 5.U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors weighed the state of the U.S. economy and future monetary policy after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest r ...

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday that he expects President Donald Trump's tariffs to expert minimum long-term pressure on inflation, leaving room for multiple interest rate reductions ahead.In a CNBC interview, the central banker detailed reasons why he would like the Fed to lower its benchmark borrowing level at each of the remaining two meetings this year in addition to the one the Federal Open Market Committee approved Wednesday. The three total cuts is one more than he had ...

Why are gold prices up 44 per cent so far this year?Gold prices have gained primarily due to fears of higher global inflation, economic uncertainty due to the US’ trade dispute and geopolitical tensions. Australia’s Office of the Chief Economist says that since late 2024, gold prices have been boosted by 3 factors: first, a sharp rise in trade barriers raised concerns over world economic growth and corporate earnings. Then, worries over the US fiscal outlook saw investors take a less favourable view of US T ...

10 hours ago Bond Selloff Extends as Investors Bet Against Deep Rate Cuts By CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 19, 2025: Stocks Climb to New Highs Last Updated: George Glover Bond prices were sliding again on Friday, with investors now much less certain that the Federal Reserve will deliver aggressive interest-rate cuts. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed 2 basis points to 4.13%, and the 2-year yield was up 2 basis points to 3.59%. Yields rise when prices fall. Bonds sold off this week ...

The Fed is forecasting economic growth and falling unemployment, yet it is cutting interest rates—something usually seen in recessions. U.S. stocks hit a record high yesterday, and some Wall Street analysts are concerned that this all looks a bit frothy. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s “Summary of Economic Projections,” published this week, shows that the central bank believes the economy will grow through 2028. In June, their change in GDP estimate for 2025 was 1.4%. Now, it’s 1.6%. It’s even rosier for 202 ...