⚠️ The Fed warns: inflation is persistent, the labor market is weakening — recession may be closer than it seems
🌐 The minutes from the Fed's May meeting showed a troubling picture:
— 📈 Inflation remains stubbornly high
— 📉 The labor market is beginning to lose momentum
— 🌀 Political instability (tariffs, trade threats) increases uncertainty
📊 The rate remains at 4.25–4.5%, but committee members openly discuss the risk of recession and a return to "difficult compromises" between inflation and employment.
❗️ The Fed is also discussing a possible abandonment of the previous strategy of "flexible inflation targeting," which has stopped working under new economic shocks.
🟠 For the crypto market:
— Stagnation scenario + high rate → capital moves from the dollar to protective and politically independent assets
— Bitcoin and Ethereum may once again be perceived as a means of protection against systemic risks, rather than just speculative assets
🔗 Conclusion:
When the Fed talks about "difficult compromises" — it's not just economic rhetoric, it's a signal. And if macro tensions increase, the crypto market may once again become a safe haven in the midst of the storm.$BTC