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Bitcoin Gains 10% After Report Showed US Consumer Prices Rose Slower Than Expected in October

Taking a break from the panicky action this week, bitcoin rose following the sizable slowdown in inflation.

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Markets

Inflation Expected to Tick Down in Latest CPI Report

Analysts reporting to FactSet estimate the CPI will drop to 8%, but whether the decline is enough to encourage the Federal Reserve to ratchet back its monetary hawkishness remains unclear.

Ether registró una caída tras los datos de inflación en EE. UU. (Getty Images)

Markets

Here’s What Crypto Traders Expect From the Midterms

Republicans are increasingly confident they will take control of the U.S. Congress and it could be bullish for crypto, according to some analysts and traders.

The U.S. Capitol (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Recent Moving Average Crossover May Signal Higher Bitcoin Prices This Month

A crossover of the 10- and 50-day moving averages has historically been a positive signal. BTC’s lack of volatility, however, may interfere.

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Markets

US Added 261K Jobs in October, Topping Expectations for 200K

Bitcoin's price is likely to face continuing headwinds as the strong report should keep the Federal Reserve on a tightening path.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

Markets

Federal Reserve Hikes Rates as Expected, Will Watch 'Lags' in Monetary Policy; Bitcoin Rises

The U.S. central bank raised the main interest rate by 0.75 percentage point, as expected. Officials say they'll monitor "lags" in the impact of "cumulative" efforts so far, possibly a tip that a dovish shift is being considered.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Dollar Reversal Could Bring Inflationary Pressure, Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Warns

Speculation is mounting over when the Federal Reserve might pivot dovish. But economists, including Summers, warn any such move might lead to weakness in the U.S. dollar versus other global currencies, in turn driving up prices for imports.

Federal Reserve officials may need to consider the U.S. dollar's role in helping to restrain inflation as they consider pivoting to a softer monetary policy as a meeting this week in Washington. (Pixabay)

Markets

In Topsy-Turvy Market Logic, Positive US GDP Could Be Negative for Crypto

Analysts estimate the U.S. economy grew by 2% in the third quarter of the year, upending a streak of two straight quarters of contraction.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Is Macro, but Not ‘Correlated’ in the Way You Think

We tend to use the two terms (macro and correlation) without understanding what they mean.

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Markets

IMF’s Georgieva Warns Central Banks to Hoard Reserves, Follow Fed Hikes

The official's comments might be relevant to bitcoin traders because the largest cryptocurrency has proven to correlate with the dollar's strength in foreign-exchange markets.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the IMF's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)