{"id":412795,"date":"2020-01-30T12:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T12:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=412795"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:41:14","slug":"bitcoin-eyes-price-explosion-as-traders-assess-fomc-policy-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/bitcoin-eyes-price-explosion-as-traders-assess-fomc-policy-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Eyes Price Explosion as Traders Assess FOMC Policy Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin was catching a breath on Thursday after staying in a parabolic uptrend<\/a> this week on the backs of favorable risk-off mood.<\/p>\n

The benchmark cryptocurrency stabilized near $9,300 during the Asian and European trading sessions, helped by persistent worries of the Coronavirus outbreak in China and other parts of the world. As of 11:33 UTC, bitcoin was trading at $9,305.08, down 1.26 percent from its intraday high.<\/p>\n

It was still up by 0.19 percent on an adjusted-daily timeframe.<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin maintaining gains after registering a parabolic rally earlier this week | Source: TradingView.com, Coinbase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FOMC Policy Update<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin’s modest gains on Thursday matched shoulders with slightly similar sentiments in gold and bond markets.<\/p>\n

Almost all the risk-off assets edged higher after the\u00a0Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its policy update<\/a> yesterday. The committee announced that it is keeping its benchmark lending rate intact in the range of 1.5 percent and 1.75 percent. The outcome showed that the Federal Reserve was \u2013 apparently \u2013 relaxed about the current nature of the US economy.<\/p>\n

However, the Fed chair Jerome Powell<\/a> said later in a press conference that he remains unsatisfied with the inflation staying below 2 percent. That allowed traders to assess that the US central bank could introduce another rate cut in 2020, which helped to hedge assets surged higher this Thursday.<\/p>\n

The sentiment sent dollar-denominated assets higher.<\/p>\n

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WATCH: Fed Chair Powell holds a press conference following the FOMC's decision to leave interest rates unchanged. https:\/\/t.co\/TuGurssxY0<\/a><\/p>\n

— CNBC (@CNBC) January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n