The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in March is 92.1%

XRP Today's News: Oil Price Rebound Drives XRP to Outperform the Market, Whale Funds Turn Positive

As of March 15, XRP gained over 4% against the backdrop of the oil crisis, demonstrating counter-trend strength, while whale fund flows turned positive, indicating that large holders have returned to accumulation mode. Despite facing ETF outflow pressure and macroeconomic uncertainty, XRP's regulatory status has been clarified, and long-term institutional allocation remains active. This phenomenon has attracted close market attention to its trend changes.

Gate Daily Report (March 16): "Super Central Bank Week" Interest Rate Decisions Incoming; US Reveals Iran Conflict Resolution Timeline

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a strong rebound over the weekend, trading around $72,490 as of March 16. "Super Central Bank Week" is upon us, as the shadow of the Iran conflict looms over global interest rate decisions. U.S. Energy Secretary Reit stated that the Iran conflict will end "in the coming weeks," after which oil supply will rebound and energy prices will decline. The International Energy Agency revealed that emergency reserve oil will soon begin flowing into global markets.

Moody's: The Bank of Japan may keep interest rates unchanged this week, with a forecast to raise them to 1% by mid-year

Gate News reports that on March 16, Moody's Analytics stated in a report that the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain interest rates unchanged this week and may raise rates to 1% around mid-year. The report indicates that Middle East conflicts have increased the risk of inflation re-accelerating, but the uncertainty brought by the conflict will cause the Bank of Japan to remain on the sidelines for now. If the yen weakens further, it may prompt the Bank of Japan to raise rates earlier later this year. Moody's Analytics also stated that slowing wage growth and unstable actual economic data make it difficult to justify an aggressive rate hike path above 1%.

Seven major global central banks announce interest rate decisions this week, with market expectations affected by the Iran war

This week, major central banks worldwide will announce their interest rate decisions, with the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and others releasing relevant statements. Due to the impact of the Iran conflict, interest rate markets have shifted from rate-cut expectations to rate-hike expectations, and expectations for energy price increases have risen.

SEC Commissioner: Will Carefully Study "Innovation Exemption" for Tokenized Securities, Focus on Key Issues Such as Information Disclosure

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester M. Peirce announced the launch of an "Innovation Safe Harbor" program for tokenized securities, which will allow limited trading and experimentation within a restricted scope. The program will take a more cautious approach, explore different tokenization models, and consider investor protection mechanisms. The SEC is also evaluating related disclosure and regulatory issues.

Fed March rate cut 25 basis points probability at 1.9%, probability of maintaining interest rates unchanged reaches 98.1%

Gate News: On March 15, according to CME "FedWatch" data, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision next Thursday at 02:00. The data shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 25 basis points in March is 1.9%, while the probability of maintaining rates unchanged is 98.1%. Looking ahead to April, the probability of the Federal Reserve cumulatively cutting rates by 50 basis points is 0.1%, the probability of cumulatively cutting rates by 25 basis points is 5.8%, and the probability of maintaining rates unchanged is 94.1%.