US Treasury Yields Fall as Investors Observe Potential Economic Effects of Israel-Hamas War

Treasury yields fell in the US as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, with several thousand dead and wounded. Treasury yields fell in the US on Tuesday as investors consider the economic and geopolitical effects of the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant movement Hamas. Early Tuesday morning, the 10-year Treasury fell over 12 basis points to 4.6571%. The 2-year Treasury yield also fell, hitting 4.9843% after losing nine basis points. Economists and investors are currently monitoring the Israel-Hamas conflict and considering the possibility that it would…

Exchanges Observe Huge Inflow From Long-Term Holders

On-chain data shows exchanges have received a huge Bitcoin inflow spike from long-term holders, a sign that could be bearish for the price of the crypto. Investors Holding Bitcoin Since 12 Months To 18 Months Ago Transfer A Huge Amount To Exchanges As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, some long-term investors holding on to their coins since between a year to a year and a half recently sent big inflows to exchanges. The relevant indicator here is the “exchange inflow,” which measures the total amount of…

US Treasury Agrees on Need to Observe Libra After Congressman’s Request

The United States Department of the Treasury has agreed to the need for an investigation into Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin following a letter from Representative Emanuel Cleaver. Per a press release published on Congressman Cleaver’s website on Oct. 22, the Treasury provided an affirmative response to Cleaver’s appeal to examine Libra and its corresponding wallet Calibra for potential systemic risk. Cleaver sent the letter to Facebook, Calibra, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), and the Office of Financial Research in August. In September, Facebook stated that it would postpone the…

Bitcoin Price Bleeds to Low $6,300 as Investors Carefully Observe the Market

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Over the last 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin has fallen from around $6,400 to $6,300, recording two consecutive sell candles on its daily chart. Although the volume of Bitcoin remains above $4.4 billion, up more than 46 percent from earlier this month when the daily trading volume of the dominant cryptocurrency averaged at around $3 billion, BTC is struggling to sustain momentum in the mid-$6,000 region. In the short-term, it is highly likely for BTC to retest the $6,200 region unless it swiftly bounces above the…