Fed Rolls Back 2023 Crypto Rules, Shifting How Banks Assess Digital Asset Exposure

Federal Reserve scraps crypto-specific bank rules, replacing them with a principles-based framework that eases regulatory friction, expands flexibility for state member banks, and reopens pathways for crypto custody, payments, and tokenization. Federal Reserve Ditches 2023 Crypto Rulebook, Reworking Bank Risk Assessment The Federal Reserve announced on Dec. 17 that the Board of Governors rescinded its … Read more

January Odds Scream ‘No Rate Change’ While Powell Shuts Down New Fed Chair Chatter

After the U.S. Federal Reserve trimmed the benchmark interest rate last week, attention now shifts to the Jan. 28, 2026, meeting, where current odds suggest the central bank is poised to leave the target rate exactly where it is. A Few Days Following the Last Cut, Traders Price in a January Fed Pause When it … Read more

Market Analyst Lyn Alden Explains Why the Fed Could Be Forced Into Permanent Printing

The Federal Reserve may not want to call it a pivot, but macro analyst Lyn Alden says the central bank’s subtle shift hints at something bigger: liquidity is quietly creeping back into the system, even as parts of the U.S. economy lose altitude. QT Is Over, Liquidity Creeps Back, and Markets Aren’t Ready, Alden Says … Read more

Federal Reserve Pulls the Trigger on a Quarter-Point Cut

The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by a quarter point on Dec. 10, 2025, matching what CME futures, Polymarket, and Kalshi bettors had been signaling for weeks. The U.S. central bank’s widely anticipated move drops the target range to 3.5%–3.75%, a shift officials tied to evolving risks across the economy and persistent uncertainty … Read more

Markets Bet the Farm on a Fed Cut — Now Everyone’s Bracing for the Aftershock

Odds of the U.S. Federal Reserve trimming the federal funds rate at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) jumped on Tuesday, signaling that futures traders and prediction markets have all but planted a flag on a quarter-point cut as the likely outcome. Market Goes All-In on a Quarter-Point Trim Most of Wall Street’s major indexes … Read more

Bitcoin Steadies as Markets Brace for Fed Shake-Up

Bitcoin has stabilized in the mid-$90K range following a sharp rebound from recent lows, but sentiment remains tense as markets await next week’s low-visibility FOMC meeting. With major Fed leadership changes looming, crypto traders are watching policy signals more closely than data. Calm Before the Storm: BTC Holds Ahead of FOMC After Monday’s turbulence, global … Read more

Jerome Powell Tight-Lipped on Economy in Latest Speech

The Fed Chairman delivered a highly personal tribute to Reagan-era economist and statesman George Shultz. Powell’s Tribute to George Shultz Skips Any Mention of the Economy Economists were left disappointed on Monday evening after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell delivered his tribute to late Reagan-era diplomat and economist George Shultz at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Markets … Read more