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Inflation


Policy

Off the Charts: Supply Chain Angst

Is inflation in the U.S. the product of monetary policy or supply chain problems?

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Markets

Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High, Ether Follows

The shakeout appeared to coincide with a turn lower in U.S. stock markets.

Bitcoin and ethereum hourly chart (Trading View)

Videos

Crypto Surges on US Inflation Rise, Korean Investors Win Damages

Tencent CEO sees opportunity in the metaverse. Crypto surges after the fastest US inflation rise in 30 years. Korean court rules in favor of hacked investors. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Markets

Bitcoin Jumps to New All-Time High as Inflation Spikes to 6.2% in October

Bond traders are increasing their bets on faster inflation after the U.S. consumer price index jumped 6.2% in the 12 months through October, the highest rate in three decades. Still “transitory?”

Bitcoin's hourly price chart showing a rally to new record high after CPI release. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Videos

Why Rising Inflation Could Be Good for Bitcoin

Bitcoin rises to a fresh all-time high after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the October consumer price index (CPI) number, the highest since 1990. CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses why the inflation increase "would be good for bitcoin," adding "[inflation] tends to seem to drive bitcoin and the stock market apart." Plus, reasons behind Coinbase's user numbers and revenue decline for the third quarter.

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Videos

Bitcoin Rallies to New Record High After CPI Release

New data on bitcoin's hourly price chart shows a rally to new record highs in the wake of a hotter-than-expected October reading in the U.S. consumer price index (CPI). The report showed the cost of living in the U.S. rose 6.2% in October from a year earlier, the fastest since 1990. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Videos

Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High as Inflation Spikes 6.2% in October, Highest CPI Number Since 1990

Bitcoin has hit a new record high of $69,000 in some exchanges after the U.S. consumer price index jumped 6.2% in the last 12 months through October, the highest rate since 1990. “The Hash” team discusses what rising inflation could mean for bitcoin crypto markets and the overall financial sector.

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Markets

Large Bitcoin Investors Take a Breather After Frantic October, US Inflation Data Eyed

Bitcoin may struggle if inflation data revives rate hike fears, leading to risk-off in traditional markets

Combined balance of 100 BTC-10,000 BTC addresses in 12 months until Nov 10 (Santiment)