{"id":48560,"date":"2025-08-20T21:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=48560"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:31:28","slug":"fed-minutes-released-inflation-concerns-persist-bitcoin-reacts-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/fed-minutes-released-inflation-concerns-persist-bitcoin-reacts-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Minutes Released \u2013 Inflation Concerns Persist, Bitcoin Reacts First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> (<strong>Fed<\/strong>) has published the minutes from its <strong>Federal Open Market Committee<\/strong> (<strong>FOMC<\/strong>) meeting held on July 29\u201330. The long-awaited documents reveal that policymakers are still navigating the direction of monetary policy, with differing opinions among members regarding inflation and employment risks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/fed-minutes-released-inflation-concerns-persist-bitcoin-reacts-first\/#Employment_Data_Shock\" title=\"Employment Data Shock\">Employment Data Shock<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/fed-minutes-released-inflation-concerns-persist-bitcoin-reacts-first\/#Eyes_on_Powell\" title=\"Eyes on Powell\">Eyes on Powell<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"443\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Highlights_from_the_Minutes\"><\/span>Key Highlights from the Minutes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"534\">Several members noted that the full impact of tariffs would take time to materialize.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"622\">A significant portion of participants expressed concern over high asset valuations.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"693\">Most members viewed inflation risk as outweighing employment risk.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"780\">Some considered that the federal funds rate might not be far from a neutral level.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"857\">Real GDP projections for 2025\u20132027 largely aligned with prior forecasts.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"962\">Nearly all participants agreed that keeping interest rates in the 4.25%\u20134.50% range was appropriate.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1067\">While tariffs affected commodity prices, uncertainty remains over their overall impact on inflation.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1189\">A few members suggested policy adjustments might be more appropriate than waiting for inflation to fully materialize.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1277\">The general view indicated that the Fed\u2019s policy stance is currently \u201cappropriate.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1380\">Officials are closely monitoring the stablecoin market and growing risks following the Genius Act.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1452\">Economic growth is expected to slow in the second half of the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1481\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Employment_Data_Shock\"><\/span>Employment Data Shock<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1640\">The discussions gained further importance following disappointing July employment data from the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling a cooling labor market:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1664\">Unemployment rose.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1736\">Labor force participation fell to its lowest level since late 2022.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1802\">May and June data were revised downward by over 250,000 jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"2026\">These developments supported concerns by Fed members Bowman and Waller about potential rate cuts. Shortly after the data release, President Donald Trump reportedly reacted by dismissing the head of the Statistics Bureau.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2048\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eyes_on_Powell\"><\/span>Eyes on Powell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2305\">Following the release of the minutes, markets experienced volatility. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a slight short-term pullback. However, the market\u2019s next major direction hinges on Fed Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2452\">This will be Powell\u2019s last Jackson Hole message before his term ends in May 2026. Market participants are closely watching whether Powell will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2528\">Side with members favoring rate cuts amid a weakening labor market, or<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2599\">Support the hawkish wing prioritizing the fight against inflation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2685\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Global markets and the crypto community remain focused on Powell\u2019s upcoming signals.<\/p>\n<p>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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Key Highlights from the Minutes Several members noted that the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":48561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,657,2],"tags":[192,393,847,58,640,119,85],"class_list":["post-48560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-en","category-news","tag-blockchain","tag-crypto","tag-crypto-news","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-fed","tag-usdt","tag-web3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fed Minutes Released \u2013 Inflation Concerns Persist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has published the minutes from its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held on July 29\u201330.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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