{"id":64212,"date":"2025-12-18T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=64212"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:02:13","slug":"lower-than-expected-us-cpi-sparks-instant-bitcoin-price-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=64212","title":{"rendered":"Lower-Than-Expected US CPI Sparks Instant Bitcoin Price Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price quickly jumped by over a grand after the US CPI numbers for November came out, and they painted a much better picture than expected.<\/p>\n<p>As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/crypto-markets-brace-for-volatility-amid-massive-week-ahead-for-economic-data\/\">reported<\/a>, the current week was expected to be highly volatile due to the release of key economic data in several countries. One of the most important was scheduled for today in the US \u2013 the Consumer Price Index figures for November.<\/p>\n<p>Expectations were quite high. The regular CPI was anticipated to be at 3.1%, while the Core CPI, which excludes more volatile sectors like food and energy, was at 3%.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, both of those figures for November were much lower \u2013 the regular CPI sits at 2.7%, while the Core is at 2.6%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Just In: November US CPI annual inflation rises 2.7%, below expectations of 3.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Core CPI inflation increased 2.6% Y\/Y, compared to forecasts for a gain of 3.0%. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EmcYBHDZMf\">pic.twitter.com\/EmcYBHDZMf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseCohenInv\/status\/2001646480533135615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Given the fact that lower inflation should further open the door for the US Federal Reserve to cut the interest rates, and perhaps aim for <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-holds-steady-at-90k-despite-trumps-latest-big-statements\/\">Trump\u2019s goal<\/a> of 1% in 2026, BTC\u2019s immediate price reaction was quite positive.<\/p>\n<p>The asset, which traded at just over $87,000, surged by over a grand to $88,500, where it was stopped, at least for now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1423677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1423677\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1423677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6.png\" alt=\"BTCUSD Dec 18. Source: TradingView\" width=\"1835\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6.png 1835w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-1536x761.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-90x45.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-1600x793.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-1400x694.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-1200x594.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-1000x495.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-900x446.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-800x396.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-700x347.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-600x297.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-500x248.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-400x198.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-200x99.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCUSD-6-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1423677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD Dec 18. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/lower-than-expected-us-cpi-sparks-instant-bitcoin-price-reaction\/\">Lower-Than-Expected US CPI Sparks Instant Bitcoin Price Reaction<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price quickly jumped by over a grand after the US CPI numbers for November came out, and they painted a much better picture than expected. As previously reported, the current week was expected to be highly volatile due to the release of key economic data in several countries. One of the most important was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-64212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}