Federal Reserve Governor Jefferson: No Need to Hurry to Further Cut Interest Rates, Strong Economy Makes Caution Appropriate

Morgan Stanley interest rate strategists stated in a report that following the Federal Reserve’s September rate hike, they project additional increases in December and March next year. However, current market pricing points to a more aggressive rate hike trajectory over the coming year. The strategists highlighted that uncertainty surrounding the Fed, economic growth, corporate bond issuance, and oil price movements is boosting expectations of further monetary policy tightening over the next 12 months. Still, Morgan Stanley argues the Fed’s actual tightening will not align with market expectations, as key factors shaping the central bank’s policy path will only become clearer later this year. Per data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), money markets are currently pricing in a total of 100 basis points of Fed rate hikes over the next 12 months.

According to Farside data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows for the eighth consecutive trading day yesterday, totaling $31 million.

According to Farside data, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs posted net inflows for the seventh consecutive trading day yesterday, totaling $17.1 million.

According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, SharpLink, the second-largest Ethereum treasury firm, staked an additional 42,074 ETH today, valued at $112.8 million. The firm currently holds 892,127 ETH (worth $2.4 billion) and has earned staking rewards of 27,945 ETH (valued at $75 million).

According to HTX market data, NMR leads the altcoin market, surging over 40% in 24 hours, hitting a high of $15.5 before trading at $14.1 as of press time. The rally is more of a catch-up move by capital under the "AI + institutional narrative": earlier, established institutional-linked tokens like QNT had rallied first, with some traders viewing NMR as a peer asset. Its price broke out of the $9–$10 consolidation range with significant volume, trading volume expanding notably from prior levels. Fundamentally, Numerai currently manages around $700 million in assets, has repurchased approximately $3.2 million worth of NMR over the past year, and has switched to a new on-chain staking mechanism. HBAR also leads the altcoin market, jumping over 27% in 24 hours, briefly breaking above $0.13 before trading at $0.122. On the news front, Hedera’s IDTrust identity solution was added to the IBM Cloud catalog, targeting enterprise clients and AI Agent identities; a Hedera council member appeared on NVIDIA’s Open Agent Safety-related list, which the market interpreted as its entry into the AI security sector. Combined with positive factors including RWA rumors such as Lloyds Bank’s tokenized Treasury bonds and BlackRock’s money fund shares going on-chain, plus its inclusion in a UK wholesale digital market working group, multiple tailwinds have driven HBAR’s rise.

SharpLink Gaming(@Sharplink) staked another 42,074 $ETH($112.8M) today. SharpLink now holds 892,127 $ETH($2.4B) and has earned 27,945 $ETH($75M) in staking rewards.