Bitcoin, dollar plunge while S&P 500 rallies after US inflation hits 3-decade ...
Data on Friday showed core personal consumption expenditure in the US surged to 3.42% year-over-year for the first time since 1991. Bitcoin (BTC) and the U.S. dollar fell in tandem while the S&P 500 refreshed its record high at open on Friday as the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation indicator surged to its highest levels in almost three decades.According to data shared by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCI) rose 0.5% in May, coming in below the estimation of 0.6%.Nevertheless, the expenditure rose 3.4% year-over-year, the highest level....
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U.S. inflation continues to roar higher as this week’s data from the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 6.2% from a year ago. Americans are concerned as the Federal Reserve has expanded the monetary supply like at no other time in history, suppressed the benchmark interest rate, and U.S. politicians are creating multi-trillion-dollar packages with money the government doesn’t have. The news of hotter than usual inflation caused stock markets to fall on Wednesday, and U.S. president Joe Biden said the White House is prioritizing “getting prices down.” Inflation:....
As the U.S. inflation data dropped, individuals in the crypto space shared their quotes, jokes and excitement while raising the Bitcoin banner. The recent news on U.S. dollar inflation spurred a series of reactions from the crypto community, noting that the event should push people toward Bitcoin (BTC). Comments from the crypto community championed Bitcoin as a powerful hedge against U.S. dollar inflation.The US Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported a 7.5 percent increase in the all items section of the consumer price index (CPI), the most commonly used indicator for inflation.....
Another fiat currency struggles to stay afloat as the Venezuela Bolivar looks to be in the throes of hyperinflation, which has been forecast for at least the last 18 months. Within black-market currency exchanges, the Bolivar has lost about 50% of its value versus the US Dollar in the month of November. In a sign of desperation, the nation-state has suspended reporting of their inflation rate for the time being. Also read: "BitPagos is Bringing Bitcoin to the Developing World". Will Venezuela Suffer Zimbabwe-levels of Hyperinflation? As you may know, inflation is a part of any fiat....
Since Bitcoin’s genesis block, central banks around the world have been debasing their fiat. The post A Decade Of Dollar-Denominated Debasement Debauchery appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.