Fed Rate Decision: What Markets and Bitcoin Traders Can Expect
What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What Decrypt reports
The Federal Reserve decides today at 2 p.m. ET and traders see a hold as near certain. Here's what it means for Bitcoin and stock markets.
The immediate significance
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What remains unknown
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The Federal Reserve decides today at 2 p.m. ET and traders see a hold as near certain. Here's what it means for Bitcoin and stock markets.
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