LIVE: Bitcoin wobbles while stocks crash as Fed’s Warsh holds interest rates steady

  • The Fed held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% in a 9-3 vote, with Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari and Lorie Logan backing a 25-basis-point hike.
  • Kevin Warsh dropped forward guidance and said the Fed’s inflation target is firmly set at 2%, with no softer version of that goal.
  • Treasury yields jumped after the decision, with the 10-year above 4.67% and the 30-year above 5.2%, its highest level since 2007.

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