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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $18.1K After CPI Data
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 13, 2022.
Updated Apr 9, 2024, 11:19 p.m. Published Oct 13, 2022, 12:51 p.m.
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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to as low as $18,183 after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released on Thursday. The Labor Department reported consumer prices in September rose 8.2% from the same month last year and 0.4% from August.
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Measured by core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, U.S. consumer prices advanced to a 40-year high in September. Bitcoin was recently down 3.8% on the day.
Prior to the release, bitcoin fell quickly by $500 in 30 minutes to about $18,575, right around 6:30 a.m. ET (10:30 UTC).
S&P 500 futures lost a 1% gain and slid more than 2% after CPI data showed consumer prices surged last month, and the dollar rallied.
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