Soft U.S. July jobs numbers released Friday morning combined with shocking revisions lower to June and May prints to produce the weakest three-month period of employment growth since the Covid shutdowns of 2020. The data seems likely to put an end to the wait-and-see approach of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and set the central … Read more
As was almost universally expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday left its benchmark fed funds rate range steady at 4.25%-4.5%. In a rare departure from norms, two Fed governors — Michelle Bowman and Chris Waller — dissented from the decision, preferring instead to trim rates by 25 basis points. It's the first time two Fed … Read more
Benchmark rates have long been a cornerstone of traditional finance (TradFi), underpinning trillions in financial instruments. Benchmarks like LIBOR and SOFR play a crucial role in determining lending and borrowing costs. However, these benchmarks have faced criticism for their centralization and vulnerability to manipulation. Notably, in June 2012, Barclays admitted to manipulating LIBOR, resulting in … Read more
The crypto price chart mostly reflected losses on Thursday, February 1. Bitcoin saw a loss of 2.28 percent, pushing its price below its recently re-claimed price point of $42,400 (roughly Rs. 35 lakh). At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $42,020 (roughly Rs. 34.8 lakh). Commenting on the situation, the CoinDCX team told … Read more
Bitcoin has been trading sideways for days, with the value of the popular cryptocurrency remaining under the $70,000 (roughly Rs. 58.4 lakh) mark. On Thursday, the value of the world’s most widely used digital asset grew by 0.66 percent. On international exchanges like CoinMarketCap and Coinbase, Bitcoin is currently trading at $68,105 (roughly Rs. 56.8 … Read more
The crypto market recorded a minor slip in terms of pricing over the last 24 hours. While most cryptocurrencies recorded price fluctuations on international exchanges on Friday, July 19, Indian exchanges showed notable price declines following the security breach of one of WazirX’s multi-signature wallets. Bitcoin, for instance, is trading at $64,056 (roughly Rs. 53.5 … Read more
Bitcoin on Wednesday, February 12, showed a price dip of 2.43 percent on international exchanges. With this, Bitcoin is trading at the price point of $95,873 (roughly Rs. 83 lakh) on global platforms, as per CoinMarketCap. On Indian exchanges like CoinSwitch and CoinDCX, the value of BTC slipped by around 2.25 percent over the last … Read more