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MARKET UPDATE
FOMC meeting notes

Fed tools:
1. Interest rates
2022 Fed meeting days
March 25 basis points
May 50 announced yesterday
June 50 Powell guidance
July 50 Powell guidance
August no meeting, study data
September 25 or 50
October no meeting, study data
November 25
December 25
2. Balance sheet is currently $8.9 trillion, QE to QT
Reduced by $47 billion/month in June, July and August 2022
Reduce by $95 billion/month in Sept and going forward
3. Guidance
No 75-point hike
Two 50 basis point hikes next two meetings
Strong economy can handle rising rates
Soft landing is the goal
Crude 109 +1%
OPEC+ sticking to its strategy
As expected, to raise production targets by 432,000 bpd for June
Earnings
Shopify -14%, eCommerce stocks under pressure
Booking
Pioneer
MetLife
Fortinet
Cognizant
Corteva
ConocoPhillips cash returns raised from $8B to $10B
Anheuser-Busch
Zoetis
Becton, Dickinson
Vertex
Dominion Energy
Block
Shopify
CRYPTO
Fear & Greed Index is still hovering near extreme fear territory

Bitcoin has only been outperformed by LUNA (Terra) YTD:

BTC and other blue-chip tokens have outperformed small-cap tokens (lower risk appetite)

We did see large net outflows in April:

And finally, here are why US adults are/aren’t buying crypto:


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