cryptocurrencies<\/a> <\/strong>has coincided with a broader decline in equity markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 10%, extending losses from the previous week, after the Bank of Japan announced an increase in its benchmark interest rate to a 16-year high.<\/p>\nAt the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency has partially recovered and is trading at $51,900, down 27% in the last week, and its market cap has fallen to around $1 trillion.<\/p>\n
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It was also reported that $1,000,000,000 was liquidated from the crypto market in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The stock market also suffered a decline last week that was related in part to disappointing earnings, a weaker-than-expected jobs report, higher unemployment and a declining manufacturing sector. The U.S. Federal Reserve chose to hold its benchmark interest rate steady and did not promise a September rate cut, which many market experts had included in their forecasts. Lower interest rates usually correlate with better performance of risky assets.<\/p>\n
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