Why Is Crypto Down? Hotter CPI Fuels Fears of Delayed Fed Rate Cuts
Bitcoin price fell 3.6% to about $80,764 as hotter U.S. CPI lifted rate-hike bets and weighed on crypto and technology shares worldwide. The post Why Is Crypto Down? Hotter CPI Fuels Fears of Delayed Fed Rate Cuts appeared first on Cryptonews.
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Bitcoin dropped 3.6% to around $80,764 after a hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI reading raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay rate cuts. The inflation data weighed on crypto and technology shares globally as traders priced in the prospect of tighter-for-longer monetary policy. A trader would care because rate-cut delays typically pressure risk assets like Bitcoin and could extend near-term downside momentum.
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