Global bond rout deepens as Middle East war fuels inflation fears

Kevin Warsh's hawkish stance at the Federal Reserve could lead to prolonged high interest rates, impacting bond yields and market dynamics. The post What to expect from the Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bitcoin fell to $76,000 on the morning of May 18, reversing a brief relief rally and causing its total market cap to drop to $1.53 trillion. The nearly 2% decline triggered $722 million in total long liquidations across the crypto economy. Bitcoin Slams into Geopolitical Headwinds Bitcoin slid to $76,000 Monday morning, continuing a trend […]

Crypto majors are falling and the ETFs are seeing an exodus, while SpaceX had a major debut on Hyperliquid.

The post Bitcoin falls below $79k as bond yields surge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin fell to $78,600 on May 15 as bond yields surged to a 12 month high, rattling risk markets. Summary Bitcoin fell to $78,600, down roughly 4% from Thursday’s $82,000 high, as bond yields hit their highest since May 2025. The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.54% while Fed rate hike probability surpassed 44% according to CME FedWatch data. Crypto-linked equities including Coinbase, Circle and Strategy fell between 5% and 7% in the same session. The US 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.54% on May 15, its highest point since May 2025, after hotter than expected CPI and PPI data stoked fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike. The 30-year yield crossed 5% while the 2-year broke above 4%. Inflation and yields hit crypto and equities Bitcoin fell as low as $78,600, down roughly 4% from Thursday’s $82,000 high, before stabilising slightly above $79,000. The selloff spread to equities, with the Nasdaq

Bitcoin fell to $78,600 on May 15 as bond yields surged to a 12 month high, rattling risk markets. The US 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.54% on May 15, its highest point since May 2025, after hotter than expected…

The post US CPI rises 0.6% in April, bond yields climb amid inflation concerns appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Inflation just reminded everyone it’s not done yet. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in April, coming in hotter than economists expected and pushing year-over-year inflation to 3.8%, the highest reading since May 2023. The numbers behind the spike That annual rate climbed from 3.3% in March to 3.8% in April. April’s 0.6% monthly increase represents a deceleration from March’s 0.9% jump. Energy was the primary culprit. Energy prices surged 3.8% in April alone, accounting for more than 40% of the entire monthly CPI increase. Shelter costs, the single largest component of the CPI basket, continued their stubborn march higher. Food prices also posted moderate increases. Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.4% month over month. On a year-over-year basis, core inflation stands at 2.8%. Why crypto inves

The post NASDAQ 100 extends losses with 2.1% drop as inflation fears rattle tech stocks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The NASDAQ 100 slid 2.1% in recent trading, extending a streak of losses that has rattled investors across both traditional equities and digital assets. The selloff hit information technology stocks hardest, with the sector leading the broader decline as Wall Street digests the uncomfortable reality that the Federal Reserve may not be cutting rates anytime soon. The broader Nasdaq Composite also dropped 1.39%, confirming this isn’t just a narrow blip. Inflation data changes the calculus Recent US inflation prints came in hotter than expected, pushing back the timeline for rate cuts that many had treated as a near-certainty. That’s a problem for growth stocks, which are essentially long-duration bets on future earnings. When interest rates stay elevated, the present value of those future cash flows shrinks, making it harder to justify paying premium prices for com

Rising inflation and bond yields may shift investor preference towards safer assets, impacting speculative markets like cryptocurrencies. The post US CPI rises 0.6% in April, bond yields climb amid inflation concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing.