Breaking: Bitcoin Reacts to Fed's Latest Rate Decision

05/08/2025 01:00
Breaking: Bitcoin Reacts to Fed's Latest Rate Decision

The Fed is facing growing pressure to cut interest rates

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is seeing little volatility after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged. 

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The decision was widely expected by the market, which explains why the flagship coin has barely moved on the news. 

The top cryptocurrency is currently changing hands above the $96,000 level.  

The Fed has stressed that inflation remains "somehow elevated." Moreover, it has added that uncertainty about the outlook has increased further. 

Traders are still pricing in three rate cuts this year following the latest Fed decision.  

"The Fed is rightly on hold as it awaits more clarity from both the growth and inflation side of the spectrum. The Fed has a dual mandate of full employment and 2% price stability, and right now it is stuck in between both ends," Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity, commented on the latest Fed decision.       

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