{"id":62346,"date":"2025-12-08T06:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=62346"},"modified":"2025-12-08T06:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:46:45","slug":"will-the-fed-rate-decision-move-crypto-markets-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=62346","title":{"rendered":"Will the Fed Rate Decision Move Crypto Markets This Week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Crypto markets have held steady over the weekend, aside from another minor manipulated leverage blip late on Sunday, which is becoming a bit repetitive now.<\/p>\n<p>Volatility may increase, but a quarter-point rate cut at this week\u2019s main event, the Federal Open Market Committee\u2019s monetary-policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, has largely been priced in.<\/p>\n<p>It is not a heavy week for economic data, but there are a few things to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<h2>Economic Events Dec. 8 to 12<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday will see the release of the September and October job openings reports, while Thursday will see initial jobless claims. These paint a clear picture of the US labor market, which is one of the Fed\u2019s mandates for monetary policy decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The US central bank announces its monetary policy decision on Wednesday and is widely expected to cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5% \u2013 3.75%. According to the CME Fed Watch Tool, there is currently an 88.4% probability of this.<\/p>\n<p>The Fed will also release its quarterly Summary of Economic Projections, which may provide insight into the number of rate cuts expected next year. Markets are pricing in a roughly 3% federal-funds rate by December 2026, \u201ca much more aggressive easing cycle than currently forecast by the central bank,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/markets\/fed-rate-decision-adobe-oracle-costco-broadcom-and-more-stocks-to-watch-this-week\/ar-AA1RTkVH\">reported<\/a> Barrons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Key Events This Week:<\/p>\n<p>1. September JOLTS Job Openings data \u2013 Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>2. December Fed Interest Rate Decision \u2013 Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>3. Fed Chair Powell Press Conference \u2013 Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>4. OPEC Monthly Report \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n<p>5. Initial Jobless Claims data \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n<p>6. US 30Y Bond Auction -\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KobeissiLetter\/status\/1997676660691259527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As inflation cools and growth stays relatively firm, sentiment remains positive heading into year-end. However, some uncertainty is still lingering around trade tariffs, consumer demand, and Fed policy, which may keep investors cautious.<\/p>\n<p>US stock futures were steady on Sunday night after another bumper week for Wall Street, while crypto markets remained steady.<\/p>\n<h2>Crypto Market Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Total market capitalization inched up late on Sunday to reach $3.18 trillion, following another apparent manipulation flush that hit longs and shorts.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin swung lower, dipping below $88,000 during Sunday trading before bouncing back to $91,500 twice in the hours that followed. The asset is currently holding steady at $91,200 but faces heavy resistance above this level.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum mirrored the move, briefly dropping below $3,000 only to bounce back to reclaim the $3,100 level at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the altcoins were generally trading sideways this Monday morning in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/will-the-fed-rate-decision-move-crypto-markets-this-week\/\">Will the Fed Rate Decision Move Crypto Markets This Week?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto markets have held steady over the weekend, aside from another minor manipulated leverage blip late on Sunday, which is becoming a bit repetitive now. Volatility may increase, but a quarter-point rate cut at this week\u2019s main event, the Federal Open Market Committee\u2019s monetary-policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, has largely been priced in. It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-62346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}