If the market doesn't seem sure whether or not to expect a base interest rate cut next month, it's not alone-members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) themselves may have little clue which way the vote is going to go. In the run-up to this week, the mood was one of disappointment that the FOMC wouldn't deliver a final cut for 2025, an action many analysts had priced in since this summer.
Crypto markets continue to struggle on the back of the FOMC meeting this past Wednesday. Fed Chair Powell's comment of no guarantee of cuts in December has had markets reeling, with Bitcoin beginning to recover today, trading above its 200 day SMA at around $110,000 at this time of writing. But Bitcoin's recovery is not as significant as Z-Cash, the crypto story of the moment.