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ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Board Member Waller stated that monetary policy should be closer to a neutral level, which may be around 3%, while the current interest rate range is 3.5% – 3.75%.

ChainCatcher reports that Federal Reserve Board member Waller stated that despite robust economic growth, the labor market remains weak.

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi report, Federal Reserve Board member Waller stated that the weak employment data from last year is expected to be revised downward to reflect near-zero employment growth in 2025.

ChainCatcher News reports that Federal Reserve Board Member Waller stated that he has heard that many companies plan to lay off employees in 2026, expressing considerable skepticism about employment growth and facing significant risks of a substantial deterioration in employment.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Board Member Waller stated that he voted against the last meeting's decision, supporting a 25 basis point rate cut, believing that the current policy is still excessively suppressing economic activity.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Board Member Waller stated that the inflation rate excluding tariffs is close to the Federal Reserve's 2% target and is expected to reach that goal.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Michael Saylor posted on the X platform stating that Kevin Wash will become the first Federal Reserve Chairman to support Bitcoin.

4heal Technology has completed a Pre-Seed funding round at a valuation of $35 million. The funds will be used to develop Web3 AI health agents and decentralized health data platforms, promoting intelligent health management and data privacy protection. This funding round was invested by Aimei Health Technology II, marking an important move for 4heal in the global health technology sector.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Bostic stated that the Federal Reserve's balance sheet has expanded due to the crisis, but it should gradually exit its holdings of mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Bostic stated that currently inflation and employment risks can be said to be in balance.

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Bostic stated that he wants to see clear evidence that inflation has returned to 2%.

ChainCatcher news reports that U.S. stock index futures continued to decline, with Dow futures down 0.6%, S&P 500 futures down 0.57%, and Nasdaq futures down 0.7%

Kevin Wash pointed out in The Wall Street Journal that the rigid leadership of the Federal Reserve has hindered the potential of the US economy, calling for it to abandon pessimistic forecasts, reduce its balance sheet, and reform regulation to promote bank lending and household economy.

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi reports, the US December core PPI month-over-month is 0.7%, significantly higher than the market expectation of 0.2%, with a previous value of 0%.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi, the US December PPI month-over-month is 0.5%, higher than the market expectation of 0.2%, with the previous value also at 0.2%.

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi reports, the US December core PPI year-on-year is 3.3%, higher than the market expectation of 2.9%, with a previous value of 3%.

Renowned trader Peter Brandt analyzes the ETH chart pattern, showing a symmetrical triangle formation, and the total cryptocurrency market cap is expanding in a right-angled manner, indicating that the bulls need to break through to dominate the market, while similar patterns in history often signal volatility or decline. He predicts that Bitcoin will bottom out and rebound from August to October and rise.

BlockBeats News, January 30th, U.S. President Trump stated that any candidate for Federal Reserve Chair would perform excellently. Hasset has done an outstanding job, and I just don't want Hasset to leave this position. (Jin10)

BlockBeats News, January 30th, U.S. Democratic Senator Warren stated that no Republican should agree to advance Wash's nomination until President Trump halts the Federal Reserve investigation. (Jin10)