August core CPI came in at +0.3% MoM and markets have now priced in nearly 90% chance of a 25 bp hike this week. I personally expect the Fed to deliver that hike. Inflation is still sticky enough that they can’t afford to stay on hold but I don’t see this as the start of a long aggressive hiking cycle. More like a one-and-done or maybe two moves total to keep credibility. If the hike lands here’s how I see the reaction: BTC – short-term volatility and possible dip, but medium-term I stay bullish. Higher rates usually hurt risk assets initially yet Bitcoin has already priced in a lot of the hawkishness. Once the dust settles liquidity flows and ETF demand should support it again. Tech stocks – clearly bearish in the short run. Higher discount rates hit growth names hard. Nasdaq will feel the pressure. Gold – mixed to mildly bullish. Rate hikes are dollar-positive but any risk-off move or geopolitical noise can still push gold higher. My own plan: I’m holding my long-term BTC bag and adding on any sharp dips. No fresh long on tech until we see the reaction. Gold I keep as a small hedge. What do you guys think — one-and-done or the start of something bigger? Drop your view and share your trades. #FedRateWatch
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Crude Oil Rises—Why Is Gold Under Pressure Instead?
Recently, the market has been influenced at the same time by geopolitical risks, energy prices, and expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
At present, Brent crude is around $107, while WTI is around $105. Oil prices have remained at elevated levels. What the market is most worried about is not crude oil itself, but its impact on inflation expectations.
The logic is simple:
Oil prices rise → inflation pressure increases → the Fed’s room to cut rates is constrained → U.S. Treasury yields rise → gold comes under pressure.
So right now, gold is being pulled by two forces:
On one hand, safe-haven demand driven by geopolitical conditions supports gold;
On the other hand, higher oil prices boost inflation and rate-expectation pressures that suppress gold.
That’s also why you can’t simply understand it as:
“Geopolitical risk rises = gold must rise.”
In reality, gold’s short-term price action still depends on the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury yields.
Currently, the 10-year Treasury yield is already around 5%. If yields continue to move higher, gold’s short-term downside pressure could increase further.
Next, I will focus on three variables:
First, crude oil.
If oil prices keep rising quickly, inflation expectations may heat up further.
Second, Treasury yields.
If the 10-year yield keeps moving higher, gold may continue to be weighed down.
Third, the Federal Reserve.
Today’s FOMC rate decision is only the first step; more important is the policy guidance/signals after the meeting.
If the Fed releases more hawkish signals:
A stronger dollar and firmer yields → gold faces pressure.
If the policy statement is not as hawkish as the market expected:
Yields fall back → gold receives support.
So my view on gold now won’t be based solely on geopolitical news.
Crude oil determines inflation expectations, interest rates determine the cost of capital, and risk-off/safe-haven sentiment determines how much support is underneath gold.
Only when all three factors move at the same time is the key to understanding this round of the gold market. $XAU
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Early this morning, the Fed’s rate hike has landed: 25 basis points, 3.75%–4%, passed unanimously.
To be honest, the hike itself was already expected by the market, with a 93% probability—there wasn’t much suspense. But the truly surprising part was the dot plot—of the 18 officials, 16 believe there will be another rate hike this year. By the end of the year, the median rate hit 4.1%, and it stays at 4.1% in 2027. The message is very clear: rate hikes are not a one-off; high rates need to be maintained for a long time.
Earlier, the market was still fantasizing that after this round, they’d cut rates. Now that fantasy is shattered. When Waller (Wosh) stepped up, he went straight for the first fire—burning pretty intensely, leaving Trump with no face at all. Trump had previously said rates should be cut to below 1%, but the Fed directly raised rates, and also hinted that more hikes may follow.
Back to the crypto world: these past two days, the drop has been truly brutal. The Clear Act didn’t pass, and the Fed turned more hawkish again—double whammy. BTC fell from 79,000 to 75,000. ETH dropped even more, with 120,000 liquidations.
But I actually think this kind of concentrated release of bad news isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Everything that needed to drop has dropped; everything that needed to get liquidated has been liquidated. Once the market digests it, it should enter the next phase with a lighter load. Now BTC is holding around 75,000, which suggests there are buyers stepping in at this level.
Of course, I’m not saying a rally is coming immediately. Short-term pressure will definitely remain. The macro environment is poor, and regulation is still uncertain—so we may need to grind through the base for a while. But if you look further ahead, these are just interludes.
The rate-hike cycle will eventually end, and regulation will eventually become clear.
These things don’t change Bitcoin’s underlying value.
At 4 p.m., I’ll chat in the group about “After the rate hike lands, how do we go from here?”—I’ll share my outlook and my trading plan. If you’re interested, come join.
The interest rate has been raised. On 2026-09-16, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point (0.25%) rate increase, raising the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.75%–4.00%. The resolution was approved 12:0. The official statement emphasized that inflation is still too high—this is the first rate hike since 2023. (federalreserve.gov)
For the crypto market, rate hikes typically put pressure on high-volatility risk assets through higher risk-free rates and expectations for the dollar and liquidity. However, the immediate market reaction also depends on whether the market had already fully priced in the move, as well as subsequent policy guidance and inflation data.