Fed buys $16.5B Treasuries for liquidity boost as Bitcoin holds above $78,200 and Ethereum clears $2,500 on 4h chart with bullish EMA structure.

Fed jobs data including Nonfarm Payrolls and unemployment headline a data-heavy week after Kevin Warsh hawkish Jackson Hole remarks, with markets eyeing inflation and employment.

Bitcoin at $78085.87 benefits from Fed Treasury purchases and bond buybacks labeled stealth QE, boosting risk assets ahead of fresh liquidity.

Fed 9-3 hold on 27 August 2026 marks first triple-hawkish dissent since 2016, with participants signaling further tightening if inflation stalls, pressuring BTC.

AI buildout costs complicate the Fed inflation fight, CNBC reports August 12 2026, highlighting AI industry impact on monetary policy.

Bitcoin drops after Fed vows price stability under Kevin Warsh at $64636 amid bearish 4h signals and EMA resistance.

Bitcoin stands to gain from unchanged Fed policy as Taylor Rule model signals 5% funds rate versus current 3.625%, with 4h chart showing price at $64819.19.

Bitcoin drops in expected pre-FOMC correction amid Fed policy fears, with analyst predicting end before meeting; BTC price at $76,360 eyes support levels.

According to @garyblack00, stock markets remained relatively unchanged as Brent crude surged to $116 per barrel due to escalating Middle East conflicts threatening oil and gas facilities. The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates, projecting only one rate cut in 2026 while increasing inflation forecasts. Tesla (TSLA) faced scrutiny over a Cybertruck crash allegedly linked to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, while Micron (MU) dropped 5%, despite strong quarterly results, as concerns over memory chip demand surfaced. Bitcoin also retreated amidst broader market shifts.

According to @caprioleio, the S&P 500 fell about 200 points over the past two weeks as markets flipped on December rate-cut expectations, moving from roughly 90% at the start of November to 30% and then back to 70% likelihood, impacting risk assets. source: @caprioleio, Nov 24, 2025 According to @caprioleio, if this reversion in rate-cut odds continues, it is expected to carry Bitcoin somewhat higher, indicating potential near-term upside for BTC. source: @caprioleio, Nov 24, 2025

According to @KobeissiLetter, the White House says President Trump is signing an executive order to reduce tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee, and bananas to lower grocery costs amid persistent food inflation (source: @KobeissiLetter). Lower import tariffs on coffee and bananas—products the U.S. largely imports—can reduce imported food costs and potentially trim the food-at-home CPI component, which holds a meaningful weight in headline CPI, if savings are passed to consumers (sources: USDA Economic Research Service; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Any moderation in food inflation would support expectations for easier Federal Reserve policy given FOMC guidance that policy depends on inflation progress, typically pressuring real yields and the U.S. dollar—conditions that have historically supported risk assets including BTC and ETH (sources: Federal Reserve FOMC; CME FedWatch). Near-term trading watch: ICE Coffee (KC), CME Live Cattle (LE), major grocery retailers (WMT, COST, KR), BRL and COP for key coffee exporters, alongside DXY, UST 2Y/10Y, and BTC/ETH spot and perpetual funding for positioning shifts on tariff headlines (sources: ICE; CME Group; USDA ERS). Note that tariff pass-through to retail prices is often partial and lagged, suggesting the CPI impact could be smaller than headlines imply (source: U.S. International Trade Commission).