Bitcoin falls to $40,000 USD - Some Investors buy low

Bitcoin certainly fell to something like $40,000 USD. Unfortunately for the investors, Bitcoin prices are down more than 40% since reaching an all-time high of $69,000 USD in early November. It seems that Bitcoin is certainly not having a good year. Unexpected moves happened in 2021. Now, the 2022 year is seeing a bad start.

The stock market keeps changing. Some investors expect that rising inflation pressures will force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively than initially anticipated. Investors have to think about the risks they want to take with volatile investments.

"Bitcoin and Ethereum got knocked down early as Treasury yields surged as expectations remain strong that inflation will not ease anytime soon, prompting the Fed to deliver more than a few rate hikes this year," said Edward Moya, as a senior market analyst at OANDA.

Some hopeful digital currency investors are buying Bitcoin's latest "low fall", however some analysts think that Bitcoin prices in the near future will be around the current price. Optimism exists for Bitcoin's long-term potential. It really seems that short-term volatility will remain elevated for Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Bitcoin really fell below $40,000 for the first time since September on Monday.

News may impact the price of Bitcoin. The Fed warned on Wednesday it may move more aggressively to remove pandemic-era stimulus as it looks to combat high levels of inflation.

Many analysts expect bitcoin to hover around $40,000  for some time.

A selloff could push bitcoin down another 8% from current prices to as low as $38,000.

Volatility measures the degree of change in the price of an investment over a certain period of time. A stock with a price that changes quickly and regularly is certainly more volatile. High volatility generally makes an investment riskier and it also means a greater potential for gains, or losses.

Below are some of the most risky volatile investments:

Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling

Limited Partnerships

Penny Stocks

Alternative Investments

High-Yield Bonds

Leveraged ETFs

Emerging and Frontier Markets

IPOs

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the virus has "taken a terrible toll on our country" and offered his condolences to people who have lost friends and relatives.

The UK is one of the most affected countries in Europe, second only to Russia, which has a reported death toll of almost 315,000.

Globally, the UK is the seventh country to pass this grim milestone, following the United States, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru.

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Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said that daily case counts have been rapidly increasing since the holidays, with the dangerous Omicron variant dominating cases.

The most recent test positivity rate currently sits at 29 per cent, indicating significant community transmission, and the current daily case counts are certainly already 400 per cent higher than the peak of the third wave.

The average daily case count has really increased by 65 % compared to last week, with an average of nearly 42,000 cases being reported daily for the last seven days.

However, Tam said that certain cases of severe illness due to the Omicron variant are not expected to rise.

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc reassured Canadians that the federal government is really anticipating more calls for more help from provinces over the next week and is ready to help with the resources needed.

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France expands financial aid for businesses impacted by pandemic

Global News Channel on Youtube shows that French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced Monday that the country would spend approximately 100 million Euros to expand financial aid for companies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Additionally, France will lower the threshold for companies to claim state support for turnover losses. Also, businesses in the tourism industry in particular will be eligible for help to cover losses linked to COVID-19 restrictions. 

As of Monday, consumption of food and drink was banned on public transport, as well as in movie theatres. In bars and restaurants, patrons will have to be seated to consume food and drink.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases in France has reached a new all-time high of 162, 041, jumping almost 5-fold in a month.

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