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Path Forward for Crypto Gets Tougher After US CPI Report Comes in Hot

It's becoming a game of Whac-A-Mole for the Federal Reserve to keep consumer prices from shooting up. That might mean an aggressive-for-longer stance on monetary policy, ostensibly a negative driver of prices for risky assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies.

Prices for cereals and bakery products shot up 1.2% in August from July. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Prices for cereals and bakery products shot up 1.2% in August from July. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)