Posted 4/4/2024, 7:32:00 PM
Stocks Sink while Bitcoin Rebounds on Hawkish Rate Comments
- Stocks tumbled late in the U.S. trading session while bitcoin erased most of the week's losses and rallied to over $69,000
- The selloff in stocks was prompted by hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari about potentially not needing future rate cuts
- Kashkari's comments contradict Fed Chair Jerome Powell's recent remarks expecting rate cuts later this year
- Friday's jobs report could provide more clarity on rate outlook; economists expect 200,000 jobs added in March and unemployment holding at 3.9%
- Broader crypto market also gained with CoinDesk 20 Index up over 3%; ether lagged bitcoin's gains, only up 1.75%