【Blockchain Brief 0418】
I. Macroeconomic data:
1. US dollar index: closed down 0.401% at 105.94
2. Treasury prices: 10-year US Treasury yields fell from a five-month high and finally closed at 4.611%. The 2-year US Treasury yield, which is most sensitive to the Fed's policy rate, closed at 4.945%
3. Gold prices: closed down 0.492% at $2,361.1 per ounce
4. WTI crude oil: WTI crude oil finally closed down 3.46% at $82.26 per barrel
5. Stock market: Dow Jones closed down 0.12%, S&P 500 fell 0.58%, and Nasdaq fell 1.1%
6. USDCNY: 7.246
7. Rate hike expectations: According to the Fed's interest rate monitor, the probability of maintaining interest rates at 5.25-5.50 in May is 100%, and the probability of cutting interest rates to 5.00-5.25 is 0%.
8. Cryptocurrency: The overall market value fell by 3.41% to $2.24T, the 24-hour trading volume fell by 7.93% to $96.83B, and the stablecoin market value increased by 1.53% to 152.35B
9. ETH staking: The current staking amount is 31.52METH, and the staking rate is 26.22%
II. 9 ETF holdings data:
Updated on April 17:#Grayscaledecreased by 1,750 $BTC (-105.5 million US dollars) and currently holds 309,871 $BTC (18.68 billion US dollars).#Blackrockincreased by 410 $BTC (+24.7 million US dollars) and currently holds 272,549 $BTC (16.43 billion US dollars).
9 ETFs (including #Grayscale) decreased by 1,319 $BTC (-79.53 million US dollars).
3. Yesterday's macro news:
1. Beige Book of the Federal Reserve: The US economy has expanded slightly, and it has become significantly more difficult for companies to pass on costs; wage pressures have eased, and people are cautiously optimistic about the economy.
2. 2024 FOMC voting member, Cleveland Fed President Mester: If inflation does not continue to fall to 2%, we may keep interest rates at current levels for longer. At some point we will start to relax policy. We don't have to rush to relax policy.
3. The New York Fed predicts that the Federal Reserve may stop shrinking its balance sheet in 2025, and the size of its balance sheet may fall to $6 trillion.
4. According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran is preparing for Israel's retaliatory attacks on its territory or proxies.
5. ECB Governing Council member Nagel: The possibility of a rate cut in June has increased. ECB Governing Council member Centeno: There may be "several" rate cuts this year. ECB President Lagarde: We are watching the exchange rate very carefully.
6. The finance ministers of the United States, South Korea, and Japan expressed serious concern about the recent sharp decline in the won and the yen.South Korea's central bank governor Chang-yong Lee: We have the resources and tools to take action on foreign exchange if necessary. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: We will respond appropriately to excessive foreign exchange fluctuations.
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