The Federal Reserve will announce its September interest rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday (September 16), followed by a press conference held by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at 2:30 p.

The US Senate blocked the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act in a 49-50 procedural vote, sending Bitcoin briefly below $75,000 — its biggest one-day drop since June. Ethereum fell more than 8%, Coinbase slid 10% and $75 billion of crypto market value evaporated. Here is what the vote was, why it failed, and the levels that matter now.

Silver has climbed back above $64 an ounce for the first time this week, leading a broad rebound across precious metals hours before the Federal Reserve delivers what is expected to be its first rate hike since 2023. Spot silver was last at $64.64, up 1.49% on the day, while gold reclaimed $4,300 and platinum and palladium both advanced. The question now is whether the bounce is a genuine turn — or a pause before the Fed's dot plot decides the next move.

Procedural vote on the Clarity Act falters, Bitcoin loses $75,000, and crypto stocks plunge across the board.On September 15, Eastern Time, the U.S. Senate procedural vote ended with 49 v