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Topic: Fed Funds rate raised 0.25%, how will BTC price react? - page 2. (Read 1566 times)

hero member
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It wont directly affect BTC price. However, It will affect global economy which it can trigger a economic crisis in 1 year. Then we will see a positive impact of crisis on BTC price due to FED interest rate increase.

Most likley a crisis would have a negative impact on price, not positive.
legendary
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Historical chart (back to 1990) of Fed Funds rates, from Zero Hedge:



Note dark grey marks recessions.

Link in case image does not load:

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2015/12/fed%20funds%20chart.jpg



Hey!  The Fed could always go to "NIRP" (negative interest rates) should the economy or markets crater...
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Fed isn't controlling BTC price. However, everything could be possible in future.
hero member
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It wont directly affect BTC price. However, It will affect global economy which it can trigger a economic crisis in 1 year.
Then we will see a positive impact of crisis on BTC price due to FED interest rate increase.
legendary
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i don't think this will have any effect on the bitcoin price. it might get affected when institutional traders are in bitcoin. these are the kind of traders that do find this news important. regular bitcoin traders don't care that much it seems.
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So far, BTC price not moving.
I think Feds don't control bitcoin price which is why it didn't move.
legendary
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So far, BTC price not moving.

Silver up nearly 4%.

Platinum up about 2.4%.

WTIC oil down to approx. $35.78 (that's very low).

Dow and S&P500 faltered, but now up over 1% (3:02 PM US ET).

Most other commodities that I have looked at are not moving much, at least yet.

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I am curious to read opinions on how BTC prices may react, this is the first time in "modern BTC history" that Fed Funds rates have been raised.
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