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post: Fed’s Mester: It Will Take Longer to Gain Confidence Inflation’s Moving Toward 2% Fed’s Mester: Current Restrictive Policy Will Help Lower Inflation Fed’s Mester: Welcomes CPI Data Sign of Cooling Inflation Fed’s Mester: Expects Gradual Progress on Lowering Inflation post: FED’S MESTER: RISKS TO THE INFLATION SIDE OF FED MANDATE HAVE INCREASED. post: <=USD>:*FED'S MESTER: PRUDENT TO HOLD RATES 'FOR LONGER' TO ASSESS DATA *MESTER: INFLATION PROGRESS WILL DEPEND MORE ON EASING DEMAND *MESTER: DATA SUGGEST RISKS TO FED'S INFLATION GOAL HAVE RISEN *MESTER: READINGS ON SHORT-TERM INF. EXPECTATIONS HAVE RISEN
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The release of US inflation data sparked a surge in risk asset purchases, with cryptocurrencies leading the charge. This follows a period of prolonged consolidation, which provided enough pent-up energy to fuel increased volatility. chart Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market has added 5.3% to $2.39 trillion – its highest in ten days. But much more ...