{"id":892588,"date":"2026-03-19T02:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/bitcoin-regains-momentum-as-us-fed-leaves-rates-unchanged\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T02:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:12:34","slug":"bitcoin-regains-momentum-as-us-fed-leaves-rates-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/bitcoin-regains-momentum-as-us-fed-leaves-rates-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Regains Momentum as US Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In alignment with most experts\u2019 beliefs, the United States Federal Reserve kept the key interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive time in 2026.<\/p>\n

BTC already experienced some volatility in the hours leading up to the second FOMC meeting of the year, dropping by $5,000 at one point. However, it has bounced toward $72,000 since the news went out.<\/p>\n

America\u2019s central bank maintained the federal funding rate, meaning what banks are charging each other for short-term loans, in the current range between 3.50% and 3.75%.<\/p>\n

Experts noted before today\u2019s announcement that the likely justification for this is the war that began in the Middle East, which has immediately impacted oil prices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe conflict with Iran has dramatically altered the backdrop to the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and significantly increases the risks to inflation and the economy,\u201d commented Oxford Economics\u2019 chief US economist, Michael Pearce.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bitcoin\u2019s price reacted immediately to the news, even though it was expected. The asset had lost<\/a> $3,000 earlier today in the hours leading up to the second FOMC meeting of the year, but bounced to $72,000 after the Fed\u2019s decision went live.<\/p>\n

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BTCUSD Chart March 18. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jordan got into crypto in 2016 by trading and investing. He began writing about blockchain technology in 2017 and now serves as CryptoPotato’s Assistant Editor-in-Chief. He has managed numerous crypto-related projects and is passionate about all things blockchain.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bitcoin’s price tumbled before the news went out but it staged a minor recovery. In alignment with most experts\u2019 beliefs, the United States Federal Reserve kept the key interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive time in 2026. BTC already experienced some volatility in the hours leading up to the second FOMC meeting of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":892589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4041,42755],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-892588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bitcoin","category-regains"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/892589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}