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Skip to content Bitcoin is trading near $64,500, still well below the record high it set in October 2025. The price recovered from a low near $57,000 to $60,000 in June 2026, but it remains capped below several key technical levels. This guide looks at what has happened to bitcoin's price, what is behind the recent recovery, and how UK investors weigh the risks of trying to call a bottom. This article is for information purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

Skip to content The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% on 30 July 2026, but the vote was closer than it looked on the surface. Three members of the Monetary Policy Committee wanted an immediate rise to 4.00%, up from two dissenters in June. The hold came against a backdrop of volatile energy prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East. This guide explains what happened, why the vote shifted, and what a hawkish hold could mean for the pound, mortgages and UK markets.

Skip to content Bitcoin has held broadly steady over the past two days, yet crypto sentiment remains firmly cautious. The reasons have less to do with bitcoin itself and more to do with a divided Federal Reserve decision, a sharp slide in South Korean stocks that spilled into altcoin sentiment, and a stalled piece of US crypto legislation. This article sets out what has actually moved, what has not, and what is sourced rather than assumed.

Skip to content The FTSE 100 touched a fresh all time intraday high this week, even as global markets swung on a divided US Federal Reserve decision and a sharp jump in oil prices. For UK investors trying to make sense of the moves, the story is less about technology stocks and more about energy, oil and interest rates. This article sets out what the Fed decided, why oil prices spiked and what it could mean for the index and its constituents.

Skip to content The FTSE 100 climbed to its highest closing level since its record close in February 2026, even as a sharp sell-off in US and Asian technology and semiconductor stocks wiped billions off global markets. The rally has been led by defensive UK names such as Unilever, while chipmakers including Micron and several Korean firms have tumbled on doubts about the durability of AI-related spending.

Skip to content Bitcoin was trading close to $64,300, or roughly £48,000, on Wednesday morning, holding relatively steady even as a sharp sell-off in Asian and US technology and chip stocks wiped billions off global equity markets. This pattern has repeated itself over the past week, with bitcoin's price moves proving comparatively muted through renewed concerns about AI-related spending that have hit chipmakers hard.

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Why a rate hike cannot be ruled out The hawkish case rests on where inflation might be heading, not where it has been. The Fed's preferred measure, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, remains well above the 2% target, and several forces threaten to keep it there. Renewed Middle East tensions have pushed oil prices higher, feeding through to energy costs.

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Skip to content Bitcoin fell in early trading on 28 July 2026 as investors weighed a looming US Federal Reserve rate decision alongside a fresh delay to the CLARITY Act, the Senate's flagship crypto market structure bill. The declines came alongside a broader selloff in Asian equities. This article explains what happened, why bitcoin is reacting the way it is, and what UK investors are asking. This is for information purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.