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Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Rises Less Than Expected, and Bitcoin Rises

BTC pops after U.S. PCE price index comes in slightly slower for September than predicted by economists.

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

Markets

US GDP Expands 2.6% in Q3, Faster Than Expected; Bitcoin Steady

Any growth in gross domestic product might be negative for the bitcoin market because the Federal Reserve will have to keep raising interest rates to bring down inflation – typically bad for prices of risky assets.

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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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Markets

Bitcoin Undervalued by On-Chain Metric, Might Remain That Way: Technical Take

Bitcoin is trading at a historic discount, while battling macro hurdles, CoinDesk Markets analyst Glenn Williams Jr. writes.

Bitcoin faces macro hurdles. (Josh Boak/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Stocks Plunge as Bitcoin Slides to $18.1K on Inflation Data

Coinbase has tumbled 11%, while MicroStrategy, Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital are all down in the area of 7%.

Las acciones de las criptomonedas se tambalean tras conocerse los datos del CPI. (M/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Sinks After US CPI Report Shows Inflation Hotter Than Expected

The "core" Consumer Price Index, seen as a more steady indicator of inflation, rose 6.6% from a year prior – a four-decade high.

Small Shrinking Currency Dollar in Inflation  (iStock)

Markets

US Consumer Price Index for September Could Provide Push for Bitcoin to Break Out of Its Recent Range

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has been trading in a range between $18,000-$22,400 since the start of September.

The latest inflation data, excluding volatile food and energy prices, is due Thursday. (Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images)

Finance

South African Non-Profit Bitcoin Ekasi Opens Education Center

The center will educate residents of Mossel Bay on bitcoin, finance and other subjects.

The new Bitcoin Ekasi Center has launched in South Africa. (Bitcoin Ekasi)