Options traders bet on market overreaction to Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance

Crypto markets faced tighter liquidity conditions after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and signaled stronger inflation concerns. Wintermute said tighter policy could reduce the flow of liquidity entering crypto through ETFs, stablecoins, and DATs, while Fed projections showed the median 2026 rate outlook moving higher. Warsh-Led Fed Reprices Rate Expectations as Inflation Risks Move […]

The Fed's monetary expansion under Powell has fueled inflation, reshaping investment strategies and highlighting crypto's appeal as a hedge. The post Federal Reserve expands money supply by over $9T under Powell appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

South Korea’s KOSPI suffered a near-10% drop after regulators warned over leveraged ETF risk tied to major chip stocks. The move matters for crypto because

The Fed's accelerated liquidity wind-down may tighten financial conditions, impacting risk assets and influencing stablecoin market dynamics. The post Federal Reserve cuts Treasury bill purchases to $25B per month, signaling faster liquidity wind-down appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bank of America now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three times in 2026, reversing its earlier call for the central bank to stay on hold. The shift follows a warning that the Fed’s inflation problem has become “unambiguously worse.” A Sharp Reversal Bank of America’s economics team made the hawkish call this […]

The US Senate voted 85-5 Monday to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a provision barring the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency until December 31, 2030. The sweeping bipartisan bill heads to the House for a final vote before going to President

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says the stock market is headed for an “abrupt change of market conditions” later this year, even as he believes current conditions remain favorable for stocks. Lee made the comments in a CNBC interview following the Federal Reserve’s June 17 meeting, where new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh held his first press conference […] The post ‘Abrupt Change of Market Conditions’ Incoming Later This Year for Stocks, Says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee – Here’s Why appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

U.S. markets turned lower Tuesday as a semiconductor-led selloff, hawkish Federal Reserve signals, and softer digital assets overwhelmed earlier relief from Middle East diplomacy. At 10:48 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the Nasdaq Composite stood at 25,766.67, down 399 points, while the S&P 500 was at 7,413.96, off 58.83 points. The NYSE […]