In Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve has been boosting interest rates to fight the rise in American consumer prices. At the IMF’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., managing director Kristalina Georgieva urged participants, “Do not waste your reserves to safeguard your currency.” The Colombian peso decreased as the central bank of Colombia announced a smaller-than-expected rate increase. Since the value of bitcoin is negatively correlated with the strength of the dollar, it is possible that the cryptocurrency will profit if central banks take action to counteract falling foreign exchange prices. According to Bove, the Federal Reserve is automatically “the central banker to the world” since the U.S. dollar is the world’s reserve currency. If the Fed tightens, all other significant central banks must do the same if they want to continue operating.