{"id":52125,"date":"2023-06-14T20:23:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=52125"},"modified":"2023-06-14T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:25:10","slug":"us-fed-maintains-unchanged-interest-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/us-fed-maintains-unchanged-interest-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"US Fed Maintains Unchanged Interest Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it would halt interest rate increases while the price of<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/jack-dorsey-makes-new-pledge-to-support-bitcoin-developers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Bitcoin <\/a>increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/btc.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Fed Maintains Unchanged Interest Rate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced its decision to halt interest rate hikes, as widely anticipated by the financial markets. Later in 2023, the central bank indicated that additional rate hikes are conceivable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2023, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a 0.1% month-over-month increase, indicating that the inflation rate in the United States was decreasing. In the meantime, the Bitcoin price's initial reaction to the Fed's decision is favorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bitcoin-price-response-to-fed-determination\">Bitcoin Price Response to Fed Determination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In its initial response to the rate-hike halt, the Bitcoin price maintained sideways momentum. Nonetheless, the hints of potential rate hikes later in the year could result in a pump-and-dump scenario for Bitcoin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, traders would closely monitor the Fed's message regarding the possibility of rate increases at the upcoming FOMC meeting. It was stated that market price fluctuations could be influenced by how the US central bank forecasts its future decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-06-14\/investors-see-more-fed-hikes-and-no-rate-cuts-until-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">majority of US Fed officials anticipate rate reductions in 2024. <span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>Following the FOMC decision, the S&P 500 Index fell sharply by 0.45%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 0.52%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it would halt interest rate increases while the price of Bitcoin increased. Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced its decision to halt interest rate hikes, as widely anticipated by the financial markets. Later in 2023, the central bank indicated that additional rate hikes are conceivable. 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