Bitcoin price sheds $1K in 3 minutes as US CPI inflation overshoots

On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the significance of the Ethereum Merge and why it could be the biggest shift in crypto's history. On this week’s “The Market Report” show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the significance of the Ethereum Merge, the latest CPI data, important things to know in Bitcoin (BTC) this week and altcoins analysis.To kick things off, we broke down the latest news in the markets this week.Bitcoin price sheds $1K in 3 minutes as U.S. CPI inflation overshoots. Bitcoin's 4% losses swiftly ensue as inflation....

Bitcoin was trading below $19,000 on Thursday, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. In the minutes, the Federal Reserve hinted at upcoming hikes, while also acknowledging a level of surprise at the rate at which inflation has risen. Ethereum moved below $1,300 in today’s session. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was back in the red on Thursday, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. September’s minutes showed that the U.S. Federal Reserve was relatively surprised at the rate at which....

For the month of June 2022, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published its Consumer Price Index. The Negative CPI was found to be 9.1%, the largest inflation increase in the US in the previous 40 years. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is determined by the CPI, which is a reliable indicator of inflation. Negative CPI Report Causes Bitcoin To Tumble Prior to the release of U.S. inflation statistics on July 12, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) settled into a solid holding pattern, which ultimately added more negative volatility. According to the latest CPI report for June, inflation in....

U.S. inflation comes in a full 0.3% higher than expected, causing a dollar strength spike and the euro to fall below parity with USD. Bitcoin (BTC) fell $800 in minutes on July 13 as the latest United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data came in far ahead of estimates.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDollar smashes new 20-year highs on hot CPIData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it dived under $19,000 minutes after the June CPI print, which put U.S. inflation at 9.1%.Expectations had favored 8.8% CPI year-on-year, this still....

After April’s consumer price index (CPI) report was published, a number of American economists and bureaucrats said that inflation had peaked and it was possible that inflation would subside. However, statistics from the U.S. Labor Department indicate the CPI increased 8.6% from a year earlier, as the month of May’s inflation data reached another lifetime high. CPI Data From May Shows Inflation Has Not Peaked The U.S. economy doesn’t look so hot these days and after shutting down the economy over a respiratory virus and printing trillions of dollars in stimulus, it....