Weekly Market Update: Week of December 19 | Bitcoin and Macro Data, A Diverging Picture into Year-End

Global markets are closing the year with growing macro clarity, yet risk assets — and Bitcoin in particular — are struggling to reflect it. Central banks continue to tilt dovish: the Bank of England cut rates this week, following the Federal Reserve, while nearly 90% of global central banks have either eased or held policy steady over the past year. Japan remains the outlier, with the Bank of Japan preparing to tighten policy even as fiscal stimulus expands — reviving concerns over a potential unwind of yen ...