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Fed Decision Day, Health Insurers Crater, Bitcoin Tests Ninety Thousand
Published 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Your pre-market brief for January 28th, 2026: Fed holds rates at three point five to three point seven five percent today-Powell's two PM press conference is the real catalyst. Health insurers tanking on Medicare rate shock-UnitedHealth and Humana dragging the Dow after CMS proposes just zero point zero nine percent increase versus four to five percent expected. Bitcoin pushing ninety thousand one hundred twenty dollars as Dollar Index hits four-year lows-Trump says he's not concerned about dollar weakness. Stablecoins shrinking, capital fleeing crypto markets entirely rather than sitting on sidelines. Government shutdown looming Friday-Democrats blocking DHS funding over Minneapolis ICE shootings. Gold hits fresh record above fifty-two hundred dollars. Altcoins surging on weak dollar-HYPE up fifty percent this week, Ethereum reclaiming three thousand dollars. Markets positioning ahead of Mag Seven earnings and Fed guidance on inflation trajectory.