{"id":542377,"date":"2023-07-12T13:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=542377"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:16:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:16:14","slug":"cpi-data-june-bullish-surprise-for-bitcoin-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/cpi-data-june-bullish-surprise-for-bitcoin-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"CPI Data For June Is A Bullish Surprise For Bitcoin And Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for June, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today, has sent ripples of optimism throughout the Bitcoin and crypto market. The latest figures reveal a surprising cooling in inflation, which has ignited hopes of a positive outlook.<\/p>\n
According to the data, the headline CPI year-over-year (YoY) inflation fell to 3.0%, coming in below expectations of 3.1%. This represents a noteworthy decline from the previous month’s 4.0% figure.<\/p>\n
Even more encouraging is the fact that core CPI YoY inflation dropped to 4.8%, surpassing market expectations of 5.0%. Notably, this is the first time the core CPI has fallen below 5.0% since December 2021, leading analysts at The Kobeissi Letter to remark<\/a>, “The 26-month battle against inflation may finally be nearing its end.”<\/p>\n On a month-on-month (m\/m) basis, headline CPI came in at 0.3%, picking up slightly compared to May (+0.1%). Meanwhile, core CPI m\/m came in lower than expected, landing at 0.3% instead of 0.4%.<\/p>\n BREAKING: US inflation below expectations #Bitcoin<\/a><\/p>\n Headline CPI YoY 3.0% (forecast 3.1%, last 4.0%)\n
\nHeadline CPI MoM 0.2% (forecast 0.3%, last 0.1%)
\nCore CPI YoY 4.8% (forecast 5.0%, last 5.3%)
\nCore CPI MoM 0.2% (forecast 0.3%, last 0.4%)<\/p>\n