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Goods marked a 0.4% month-over-month price increase, compared with a 0.5% monthly increase in January, which is in line with analysts’ expectations

Even a slight decline in the historically high inflation Americans have experienced for roughly 18 months is a cautiously positive sign, analysts say

Markets remain indecisive, with wide 2% swings seen in both directions shortly the report’s release

Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge,’ has remained well below its one-year average, indicating traders think that have handle on the Fed’s next moves

Bitcoin and ether rose 4% and 5%, respectively, while stocks opened in the green

Bitcoin and ether inched into the green at the close Monday, rallying 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively

There’s an old trader’s saying that “in a crisis, correlations go to 1.0”

Market participants expect future rate hikes to be more aggressive in response

July’s CPI report came in 0.2% lower than expected, showing an 8.5% increase in prices across the board year over year

Bitcoin and ether both slid immediately following the release of the report, losing 2.5% and 3.4%, respectively, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opened 1.6% lower

As analysts expect a slower year of growth in 2022, rising inflation pushes investors to take off risk

European equity markets fell Monday while cryptocurrency traders were largely unphased

The unfolding situation in Eastern Europe has ratcheted up market uncertainty, leading investors to sell or stick to the sidelines

The prospect of an executive order from the US president relating to cryptocurrencies added to market uncertainty

The US and NATO say Russia has not partially removed troops from Ukraine’s border yet, causing more fear among investors

Tensions at Ukraine’s border eased slightly after positive remarks from Putin, leading to a jump in both cryptocurrencies and stocks

Market uncertainty continues to mount as St. Louis Fed President calls for quicker rate hikes and tensions build between Russia and Ukraine

Uncertainty and fear in the market continue to ramp up as tensions in Ukraine mount and investors prepare for aggressive rate hikes

Uncertainty reentered the market as soaring inflation leads investors to believe that the Fed may turn more hawkish than expected

As inflation continues to rise more than expected, analysts consider what the Fed might do at its next policy setting meeting

Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke on the Fed’s policy changes and revealed that rate hikes were on the horizon but would remain unchanged for now

Crypto remained steady today despite stocks sinking further as investors prepare for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference tomorrow

Tension between Russia and Ukraine have added fear to the markets as investors prepare for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments later this week

The crypto markets have continued to slide amid volatility and other market pressures, but a buying opportunity could be on the way