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Central banks had a big say in how the economies and financial markets operate for the last year and a half. After a long stretch of loose monetary policy, politicians were shocked by inflation not being transitory, and politicians suddenly started pointing fingers at the central banks. Central banks worldwide

Last month (March), with the banking crisis/turmoil and uncertainty in the air, investors turned to digital assets to diversify and hedge their investments. Partly thanks to the lower-than-anticipated terminal target rate, digital assets have seen price appreciations in the same time frame. The terminal target rate is the final

The current hiking cycle started in 2022, and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to unprecedented levels, putting immense pressure on the balance sheets of many banks, especially those relying on regional lending. As their bond portfolio deteriorates, they will face insolvency & most likely default on their obligations to