Low CPI print is fodder for Bitcoin to retest all-time highs — Grayscale research head
Bitcoin’s response to the CPI report was surprisingly muted.
Lower-than-expected core inflation in the United States is fodder for Bitcoin (BTC) to retest its all-time highs, Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s head of research, told Cointelegraph on Aug. 14.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported July Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Aug. 14 showing annualized price increases for consumers of 2.9% — the slowest rate since 2021. That is “significant because it will allow the Fed to begin reducing rates,” Pandl said.
“Rate cuts are likely a necessary condition for sustained weakness in the US Dollar and fodder for Bitcoin to retest its all-time highs,” according to Pandl. “Fortunately for crypto investors, the incoming data may be a signal for lowering rates sooner rather than later.”
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Author: Alex O’Donnell
