# RiskOffSeason

#FedRateHikeExpectationsResurface
The Fed is back in the conversation. And crypto is already flinching.
Rate hike expectations don't have to materialize to cause damage. The mere resurfacing of the possibility is enough to reprice risk assets, tighten liquidity expectations, and send leverage traders scrambling for the exit. This is the power the Federal Reserve holds — not just over policy, but over psychology. And right now, psychology is the entire market.
Here's what nobody wants to say out loud: we may have celebrated the pivot too early.
Inflation didn't die. It paused. And a resilient