Live updates Bitcoin clears $64,000 in Asia hours ahead of Fed decision

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News Source : CoinDesk

News Summary

  • Microsoft on the rise after topping earnings estimates.
  • Meta falls 5% after-hours following earnings miss.
  • Bitcoin gives up its gains, now down 0.5% to $63,500.
  • Ten-year Treasury yield jumps 5.5 basis points to 4.66%, while two-year yield slides six basis points.
  • Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh opened his post-meeting press conference with a hawkish tone.
  • There is no soft inflation target, said Warsh, reiterating his view that any print above 2% is unacceptable.
Bitcoin traded above $64,000 on Wednesday, up 1% on the day, with the broader market green ahead of the Federal Reserves rate decision at 2 p.m. ET, per CoinDesk data. Ether added 1.

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