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US election outcome won’t slow Q4 Bitcoin rally, says hedge fund

Neither US party has attempted to adequately address the country’s spiraling debt and deficit problem, which will play into Bitcoin’s hands post-election, says a hedge fund manager. 

Bitcoin’s price will benefit from the upcoming United States presidential election regardless of who wins, according to the investment chief behind ZX Squared Capital.

The impact of April’s Bitcoin halving event has historically led to strong fourth quarters, and both US presidential candidates have failed to address a key issue that could play into Bitcoin’s favor, CK Zheng, chief investment officer of crypto hedge fund ZX Squared Capital, told Cointelegraph. 

Bitcoin (BTC) has also benefited from uncertainties stemming from previous US presidential elections before the winning party was declared, and Zheng believes it won’t be any different this time.

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Fed Slashes Benchmark Interest Rate by 50bps in First Cut Since 2020On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time since March 2020. The Sept. 18, 2024 rate cut amounted to 50 basis points (bps), a notably bigger adjustment than many analysts anticipated. According to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) press release, the central bank remains focused on reaching […]

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Fedwatch Tool and Polymarket Indicate Strong Odds for September Rate Cut

Fedwatch Tool and Polymarket Indicate Strong Odds for September Rate CutRight now, the market is leaning towards the U.S. Federal Reserve lowering the benchmark interest rate at the Sept. 18, 2024, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The CME Fedwatch tool currently indicates a 75% likelihood of a 25-basis-point (bps) rate cut. Over on Polymarket, bettors are even more confident, showing an 82% chance of […]

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