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Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin faces weakness until the Fed or banks grow balance sheets, even as a dollar liquidity gauge rises. The post Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Faces Weakness Until Fed or Banks Expand Balance Sheets appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets face 3 key events this week. US voters elect a new Congress, 3 central banks weigh rate hikes, and Friday brings the October jobs report. The markets enter the week still recovering. A record $6.3 billion hack at Binance pushed Bitcoin to a six-week low on Friday. Bitcoin’s $100,000 Hopes…

The selloff in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks could take some pressure off US interest rates. BMO Capital Markets senior economist Jennifer Lee said the pullback may make the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) inflation fight easier. Lee shared the view on Bloomberg This Weekend on November 1. For crypto investors, it adds a second effect to a…

Midterms, jobs data and Apple earnings test Wall Street this week after the Nasdaq's worst month since March 2025. The post Midterms, Jobs Data, and Apple Earnings Test Wall Street This Week: Will Stocks Hold? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

NYSE veteran Peter Tuchman says oil, two wars, the Fed, and AI spending are hitting Wall Street at once. The post Wall Street Has Never Faced This Many Market Forces at Once, NYSE Veteran Says appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bitcoin Uptober ended in a 7% loss as oil, bonds and AI trades broke their usual pattern. See what changed in October. The post Bitcoin Uptober Failed as Oil, Bonds and AI Broke Pattern: What Changed? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its policy rate at 1.25% on October 30 in an 8–1 vote. Board member Hajime Takata dissented and proposed a hike to 1.5%. Every dissenter at the BOJ and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) this week wanted higher rates. The Bank of Canada (BoC) went further and raised its…

Wheat heads for a ninth weekly loss, its longest losing streak since 1997. See how it ties to inflation, the Fed, and crypto. The post Wheat Posts Longest Losing Streak Since 1997: What It Means for Portfolios appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is sensitive to AI, according to Jeffrey Rosenberg, a managing director at BlackRock. Rosenberg said Warsh linked tightening financial conditions to AI after the Fed held rates at 3.75% to 4% on Wednesday. Minutes from the Fed’s June meeting flagged AI-driven demand as an inflation risk. Rosenberg says a blow to…

Warsh held rates at 3.75% to 4.00% and said the Fed rate-setting calendar will drop from eight meetings to seven in 2027. The post Fed Holds Rates, but Warsh Is Shrinking Its Rate-Setting Calendar appeared first on BeInCrypto.