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Crypto Investors Shrug Off Fed Rate Hike as Bitcoin and Ether Post Modest Gains 

Crypto markets took the Fed hike well in stride, with BTC and ETH posting modest gains.

Crypto Investors Shrug Off Fed Rate Hike as Bitcoin and Ether Post Modest Gains 

This is what we call baking in the bad news. 

Cyrpto markets jumped modestly after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday by 0.25%, a hike that was widely expected by investors and was apparently factored into token prices leading up to the decision.

Bitcoin ticked up 2.6% to $40,600, and Ether rose almost 3% in mid-afternoon trading New York time, according to data from CoinGecko. 

Prior to the decision, futures markets indicated a 98.3% probability of such a hike.

Source: CME FedWatch

Investors have been nervously watching the Fed as consumer prices surged 7% in 2021 to a 39-year high. The central bank signalled it would hike interest rates to rein in inflation, a move equities investors tend to dislike because it makes bonds more attractive. Crypto has been correlated with stocks for last few months. Commodity prices are also skyrocketing, especially as Russia’s war on Ukraine shakes up the oil and natural gas markets as well as the production of metals and staples such as wheat.

Now investors are bound to watch the Fed closely to see if it will take a more hawkish stance and increase rates even more. Such a move would likely be a bearish signal for asset prices including crypto, which is why we saw a global selloff in January after mere hints that loose monetary policy was drawing to an end. Investors are already bracing for more rates with gallows humor:

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