This Saturday, the former president of the United States was shot in the right ear while campaigning ahead of the elections.
The attempt of assassination of one of the most influential people in USAboth politically and economically, will not go unnoticed in the markets that are eagerly awaiting the opening of this Monday morning; meanwhile, the world of cryptocurrencies has already begun to mobilize.
Yesterday, the former president of the North American country, Donald Trump, He was evacuated by the Secret Service after an attempted attack during a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where He was shot in his right ear.
Trump He was protected by members of his security team, who escorted him out, where he raised his fist indicating that he was fine, despite having his face covered with blood. The former president confirmed hours later that he was attacked “with a bullet that went through the top of my right ear.”
The effects on the market
Trump’s assassination attempt will undoubtedly have an impact on the US market, which has just received good economic data that led to the global dollar down, in a context where investors are awaiting political issues as it is an election year and the seriousness of the episode could cause a shock in the coming hours.
The world that has already been affected is that of cryptocurrencies, which began to operate on the rise, where Bitcoin saw a 4.5% increase after the attack against the Republican Party favourite. In this way, the currency went from 56,500 dollars to 59,000, reaching peaks of 59,800 dollars.
The positive reaction of the market cryptocurrencies This is because the Wall Street shareholders’ favourite emerged unscathed from the attack. On the other hand, this reaction is due to Trump’s adoption of cryptocurrencies as a relevant issue in his campaign for the presidential elections.
The episode occurs at times when the Federal Reserve (Fed) The path to a rate cut has been cleared after receiving a signal that inflation is back on track toward its 2% target. In fact, traders have raised the possibility of a rate cut in September to 85%, compared with 70% expected at the start of the week.
In this regard, it is worth remembering that Trump has repeatedly pressured the Fed, when he was president, to lower interest rates.
Source: Ambito
