Economy


Markets

US June Consumer Price Index Rose Faster Than Expected

Financial markets from stocks to bonds to cryptocurrencies have been fixated on inflation readings as the economy reheats.

Investors are focused on how quickly the dollar's purchasing power is shrinking.

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops as Traders Await June CPI Inflation Report

Analysts described the muted activity in spot, derivative and on-chain metrics as "calm before the storm."

Bitcoin trades lower today.

Markets

Reflation-Trade Rethink Keeps Bitcoin Under Pressure

Reflation bets are those that benefit from a pickup in economic growth and inflation.

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Markets

Bitcoin Set for Record Second-Quarter Price Drop

Bitcoin's second-quarter decline looks like a technical pullback, one observer said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Remains Relatively Resilient Post-Fed as Fiat Currencies Drop Against Dollar

Bitcoin remains relatively resilient, having priced in the Fed's hawkish tilt in advance.

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Markets

Bitcoin Enters Wait-and-See Phase Ahead of Fed Statement

Wednesday's Fed policy statement is likely to see a binary market reaction.

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Markets

Paul Tudor Jones Could Go 'All In' on Inflation Trades, Wants 5% Bitcoin Allocation

Jones sees BTC as a great way to protect wealth over the long run.

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Markets

US Consumer Prices Rise Faster Than Expected in May

The Consumer Price Index is important to bitcoin investors who are watching for signs of inflation.

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Markets

Deutsche Bank Issues Stark US Inflation Warning, Seeing Economic Parallels to 1940s, 1970s

Inflation could send the global economy into recession as central banks lose control, according to Deutsche Bank.

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Markets

US Added 559K Jobs in May, Missing Estimates Again

The sluggish economy could prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve to more slowly toward tapering its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases.

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