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4E: Powell's speech lowers expectations for significant interest rate cuts, with U.S. stocks and Bitcoin both achieving their best performance in history in September

ChainCatcher news, on Monday local time, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated during a speech that if the economy performs as expected, there may be two more rate cuts this year, totaling 50 basis points. The market perceives Powell's overall remarks as "hawkish." Following Powell's speech, the market significantly reduced the probability of a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve in November.According to 4E observations, the three major U.S. stock indices fell after Powell's speech but began to rise in the final trading hours, ultimately closing slightly higher, with both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 reaching new closing highs. Historically, U.S. stocks perform poorly in September, but this year the Dow rose 1.85%, the S&P 500 increased by 2.02%, and the Nasdaq gained 2.68%. Notably, the Dow and the S&P 500 recorded five consecutive monthly gains.The cryptocurrency market generally declined, with Bitcoin down 1.81% at $63,600, and Ethereum slightly down by 0.27%. Data shows that Bitcoin rose 7.35% in September, marking its best historical performance. It is worth noting that historically, whenever Bitcoin has risen in September, it has continued to rise until the end of the year. Gold fell by 0.47%, with a 4.74% increase in September; the U.S. dollar index rose by 0.30%, with a cumulative decline of 0.93% in September.After the Federal Reserve's anticipated rate cut in September, the pace of global central bank rate cuts has accelerated, significantly improving the macro environment and increasing investors' risk appetite. eeee.com is a financial trading platform that supports assets such as cryptocurrencies, stock indices, bulk gold, and foreign exchange. This Friday, the U.S. non-farm payroll data for September will be released, providing further key insights into the U.S. economic situation and the Federal Reserve's rate cuts. 4E reminds you to pay attention to market volatility risks and to allocate assets wisely.
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