聯準會暗示 2025 年降息速度將放緩後，比特幣和其他藍籌加密貨幣大幅下跌

鮑威爾發表言論後，比特幣暴跌至 10 萬美元。繼本週稍早突破 108,000 美元後，過去 24 小時內下跌 5%。

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies fell sharply Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25%, with Chair Jerome Powell flagging a slower pace of cuts in 2025.

週三，聯準會降息 0.25%，主席鮑威爾 (Jerome Powell) 表示 2025 年降息步伐將放緩，比特幣和其他主要加密貨幣大幅下跌。

Bitcoin dropped to $100,800 after Powell’s comments, marking a 5% loss over the past 24 hours after rising above $108,000 earlier this week.

鮑威爾發表演說後，比特幣價格跌至 100,800 美元，繼本週稍早升至 108,000 美元以上後，過去 24 小時內下跌 5%。

Ethereum fell 6% to $3,690, while XRP dropped 9%.

以太幣下跌 6%，至 3,690 美元，XRP 下跌 9%。

The Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates in September, as inflation cooled and the unemployment rate rose.

隨著通膨降溫和失業率上升，聯準會於 9 月開始降息。

Investors had largely expected another cut at Wednesday’s meeting. But Powell described it as a “closer call,” suggesting the central bank considered not cutting rates at all.

投資人原本預計週三的會議將再次降息。但鮑威爾將其描述為“千鈞一發”，暗示央行考慮根本不降息。

While Fed officials at their September meeting projected four interest rate cuts in 2025, projections today showed they are now expecting only two next year.

儘管聯準會官員在 9 月的會議上預計 2025 年將降息四次，但今天的預測顯示他們現在預計明年只會降息兩次。

The move to ultimately cut rates while flagging fewer cuts next year signaled a relatively hawkish stance moving forward, said John Haar, Managing Director at Swan Bitcoin.

Swan Bitcoin 董事總經理 John Haar 表示，最終降息的舉措同時標誌著明年降息幅度較小，這表明未來將採取相對強硬的立場。

On Tuesday, the CME Group’s FedWatch tool showed the odds of another 0.25% cut in January stood at 81%, and the odds of no cut at less than 2%.

週二，芝商所的聯準會觀察工具顯示，1 月再次降息 0.25% 的可能性為 81%，不降息的可能性低於 2%。

After Powell’s press conference Wednesday, that had flipped, with a 91% chance the Fed would hold rates steady in January and a mere 9% chance it cut rates by a quarter of a percent.

在鮑威爾週三舉行新聞發布會後，情況發生了逆轉，聯準會 1 月維持利率穩定的可能性為 91%，而降息 25% 的可能性僅為 9%。

“This was a reluctant deduction,” said Seema Shah, chief global strategist, Principal Asset Management. “One designed to give markets a bit of comfort as the Fed lays the groundwork for a more hawkish approach to policy in 2025.”

「這是一個不情願的扣除，」信安資產管理公司首席全球策略師西瑪·沙阿 (Seema Shah) 表示。 “此舉旨在讓市場感到一點安慰，因為美聯儲為 2025 年採取更強硬的政策方針奠定了基礎。”

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