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Bitcoin could outperform stocks in 2022 amid Fed tightening — Bloomberg analyst -Breaking

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The Federal Reserve’s signaling for tighter monetary policy in 2022 could provide short-term headwinds for risk assets such as stocks and cryptocurrency, but there’s a good chance that (BTCAccording to Bloomberg commodity strategist Mike McGlone (Bloomberg), ) is still the top-ranked currency as digital reserve assets are recognized by investors.

The January edition of Bloomberg’s Crypto Outlook described the Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates in 2022 as a possible “win-win scenario for Bitcoin [versus] the stock market.” The reasons stem from the fact that the S&P 500 Index is currently the most overextended above its 60-month moving average in over two decades and that Bitcoin is seeing growing mainstream appeal as an inflation hedge.

Clear downtrend has intensified following publication of FOMC minutes.