$BTC Trade agreements, interest rates, and crypto

The biggest news yesterday was the Federal Reserve maintaining the benchmark interest rate at 4.25% to 4.5%, which was in line with market expectations. However, President Trump pushed for a rate cut while tariffs threaten inflation, which has made the markets concerned about the tension between the two.

As a sign that tariff tensions may ease, President Trump announced a trade agreement with the UK today, which is actually more of a framework with details to be discussed later. The agreement reduces some import tariffs on pharmaceutical products and cars while keeping a 10% tariff on all imports.