Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin May Have Hit a Floor After Powell's Speech
- Token down about 6% since Powell’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech
- Market watchers had feared bigger declines amid rout in stocks
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Bitcoin quivered but didn’t fold after Jerome Powell signaled higher-for-longer interest rates to fight inflation, a pattern that for brave prognosticators could be a hint of a floor for the digital token.
The largest cryptocurrency is down about 6% since Powell’s hawkish Aug. 26 Jackson Hole speech underlined that the Federal Reserve wants to subdue financial markets as part of a push to curb economic activity and contain price pressures.