{"id":65029,"date":"2022-07-28T17:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=65029"},"modified":"2025-09-06T17:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T14:43:55","slug":"us-economy-enters-a-technical-recession-bitcoin-volatility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/us-economy-enters-a-technical-recession-bitcoin-volatility\/","title":{"rendered":"US economy enters a technical recession. Bitcoin volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the April\u2013June<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/data\/gdp\/gross-domestic-product\\\"> 2022<\/a> <span data-descr=\\\"gross domestic product\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">GDP<\/span> of the United States <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/data\/gdp\/gross-domestic-product\\\">shrank by 0.9%<\/a> from the first quarter. With the drop of 1.6% in January\u2013March, the economy entered a period of <a href=\\\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F\\\">technical recession<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts on average had expected growth of 0.5%.<\/p>\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\">\n<figure class=\\\"aligncenter size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"576\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-136-1024x576.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0440\u0435\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044e. \u0412 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u2014 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-180224\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-136-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-136-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-136-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-136.jpg 1200w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption>Data: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-07-28\/us-economy-shrinks-for-a-second-quarter-raising-recession-odds\\\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The data published on July 28 by the U.S. Department of Commerce will be revised twice over the following two months.<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of the release, Fed Chair Jerome Powell urged not to attach too much weight to the forthcoming macro data release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I don\u2019t think the United States is currently in a recession. The reason is that too many areas of the economy are performing too well. We tend to be skeptical of early GDP reports,&#8221;<\/em> he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" width=\\\"892\\\" height=\\\"502\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwKmb7cuOlc\\\" title=\\\"Fed Chairman Powell holds press conference following FOMC meeting\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" allow=\\\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\\\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Fed chair emphasised that after September, subsequent steps by monetary authorities regarding rate increases will depend on the nature of incoming macroeconomic data.<\/p>\n<p>The initial estimate of US GDP for the second quarter, combined with Powell&#8217;s remarks, lowered the odds of aggressive policy tightening at the next meeting. A 0.5 percentage point move is now priced in at 76%, versus 60.5% a day earlier.<\/p>\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\">\n<figure class=\\\"aligncenter size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"194\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-568-1024x194.png\\\" alt=\\\"\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0440\u0435\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044e. \u0412 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u2014 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-180225\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-568-1024x194.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-568-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-568-768x145.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-568.png 1061w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption>Data: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/trading\/interest-rates\/countdown-to-fomc.html\\\">CME FedWatch.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trading on Wall Street opened in negative territory. The S&#038;P 500<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/world\/?region=world\\\"> is down 0.54%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A negative performance in equities dampened optimism in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin prices eased back from intraday highs above $23,200.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"570\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-341-1024x570.png\\\" alt=\\\"\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0440\u0435\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044e. \u0412 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u2014 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-180226\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-341-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-341-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-341-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-341-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-341.png 1566w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption>15-minute BTC\/USDT chart on Binance. Data: TradingView.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier, Grayscale analysts anticipated the end of the crypto-winter by the end of March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, former Goldman Sachs executive and macro investor Raul Pal predicted a turnaround for Bitcoin due to rising global liquidity.<\/p>\n<p>For details on how the Fed\u2019s rate decision affects Bitcoin\u2019s price, see ForkLog&#8217;s educational cards.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our Telegram \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US GDP declined by 0.9% in the April\u2013June 2022 quarter from the first quarter. With a 1.6% drop in January\u2013March, the economy entered a technical recession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[480,1249,1224],"class_list":["post-65029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-federal-reserve-system","tag-macroeconomics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"10","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65031,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65029\/revisions\/65031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}