Cryptocurrency Market Ends Week โin the Red Amidst Fed Uncertainty
The cryptocurrency market experienced a volatile week,โฃ ending September 19th withโ overall losses after initiallyโ showing gains. This downturnโข coincided withโค mixed โsignals from the US Federal Reserve following their decision to lower interest rates,sparking cautionโฃ among investors.
The market had initially โคbenefited from expectations of interest โrate cuts,which โboosted risk appetite and increased investment in major digital currencies. However, the Fed’s announcement of a quarter-percentage-point reduction, coupled with โindications that only two further cuts were anticipated this year, failed to reassure traders. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell simultaneously warned of persistent and โpotentially rising inflation risks, creating โฃa complex and uncertain outlook.
Bitcoin, โthe leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fellโ from near $118,000 following the Fed’s decision to $115,605 by Friday’s close, representing a weeklyโฃ loss of lessโข than 1% (compared to $116,634 on September 12th). Ethereum proved relatively more resilient, dropping to $4,465 from $4,646 last week, โa decline of approximately 4% after โaโ strong performance โthe previous month.
Solana โalso faced downward pressure, decreasing from $241 to $238, aโค loss of roughly 1.25%.Further declines inโ other cryptocurrencies like XRP and Dogecoin reinforced the negative market sentiment.
The week’s results reflect the uncertaintyโค currently gripping the $4.12 trillion โcryptocurrency market, as โinvestors await clarity on US monetary policyโฃ and the global inflation trajectory to informโ their future investment strategies.
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