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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | ECB Cuts Rates Again, While the Fed Holds the Line

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4.8689 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and CoinDesk's managing editor for Markets Stephen Alpher.

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In contrast to the European Central Bank's decision to cut its benchmark deposit rate by 25 basis points, the U.S. Federal Reserve has maintained its federal fund rates amid inflation concerns. How are the central banks responding to the global economic turmoil influenced by tariffs and what are the impacts on digital assets?

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Wondery, UK. That's 2.5% and a quarter percent.

1:05.0

The move is a reaction to continued global economic turmoil on the back of tariffs, which are creating widespread

1:11.8

uncertainty and fears about the Eurozone's economic growth. In contrast, the U.S. Federal Reserve

1:19.3

is maintaining a more cautious stance. The Fed has kept its federal fund rate steady between

1:24.5

four and a quarter and four and a half5% emphasizing a data-driven approach amid persistent

1:31.0

inflation concerns. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed would wait for more

1:36.3

data on the economy's direction before changing rates. He also reiterated the central bank's

1:41.6

independence stating policy decisions are based on economic

1:45.5

indicators, not political pressures. President Donald Trump vocally criticized Powell expressing

1:53.4

frustration over the Fed's reluctance to lower rates. Trump stated that Powell's termination

1:59.0

cannot come fast enough, urging the Fed to align its policies more closely with the ECB's approach.

2:05.8

The latest rate cut would be the seventh cut for the ECB since June.

2:10.0

Now, these divergent monetary policies have notable implications for crypto.

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