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The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has managed to reclaim the pivotal $69,000 level after the release of the May consumer price index (CPI).
The unadjusted CPI annual rate in May was lower than expected (3.3% vs. 3.4%).
Notably, US CPI was flat on the month despite estimates for a gain of 0.1%.
“Big relief for inflation watchers. S&P futures rally 40 points, bond yields drop as May CPI comes in unchanged month-over-month, below expectations of up 0.1%; ex-food & energy up 0.2%, also below expectations of up 0.3%,” CNBC’s Bob Pisani said.
Swaps traders now overwhelmingly expect the Federal Reserve to opt for a quarter-point rate cut in November following the recent inflation data.