financetom
Economy
financetom
/
Economy
/
Bitcoin Drops to $58K After U.S. CPI Print, BTC ETFs Record $81M Outflow
News World Market Environment Technology Personal Finance Politics Retail Business Economy Cryptocurrency Forex Stocks Market Commodities
Bitcoin Drops to $58K After U.S. CPI Print, BTC ETFs Record $81M Outflow
Aug 15, 2024 1:36 AM

Bitcoin fell over 4% to around $58,000, leading to a broader market drop where other major cryptocurrencies like Ether, Solana, Cardano, BNB Chain, and XRP fared slightly better, with losses ranging from 2.5% to 3.8%.The decline came after by the release of U.S. CPI data, despite positive stock market reactions. U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows, with Grayscale's GBTC being the most affected, while Ether ETFs saw continued inflows, with BlackRock's ( BLK ) ETHA notably gaining.Bitcoin {{BTC}} slipped more than 4% in the past 24 hours to trade near the $58,000 level in Asian afternoon hours Thursday, retracing nearly all gains from the past week.

BTC led losses as the slide led to a drop across major tokens. Ether {{ETH}} fell 3.8%, while Solana’s {{SOL}}, Cardano’s {{ADA}}, BNB Chain’s {{BNB}} and Ripple's XRP{{(XRP}} dropped a smaller 2.5%. The broad-based CoinDesk 20, a liquid fund tracking the largest tokens by capitalization, lost 3.5%.

Much of the drop came after the latest July U.S. consumer price index (CPI) figures were released late on Wednesday. July's CPI increased by 2.9% year-on-year, as expected, marking the first time since 2021 that it has fallen below 3%.

Despite the NASDAQ and S&P 500 reversing an early sell-off and ending the day in the green, BTC continued its sell-off after the CPI print. Crypto ( CRCW ) prices have been "highly sensitive" to U.S. economic data in recent months, as per K33 Research, and tend to move as investors prefer stability over riskier assets.

As such, some traders expect BTC prices to drop to as low as $55,000 in the near term, before a leg up, which could spell further losses for major tokens.

“A new sell-off momentum is still the prevailing scenario, with a potential pullback to $55K,” Alex Kuptsikevich, the FxPro senior market analyst, shared in a Thursday note. “Data supporting the Fed's imminent easing of monetary policy may encourage the bulls to overcome the short-term downtrend and give the green light to rise to $66K.”

Elsewhere, U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $81 million in net outflows on Wednesday, ending a two-day positive streak. Grayscale’s GBTC registered $56 million in outflows, the most among counterparts, with Fidelity’s FBTC recording $18 million in outflows. Ark Invest’s ARKB and Bitwise’s BITB lost $6.7 million and $5.7 million respectively.

Franklin Templeton’s EZBC and BlackRock’s IBIT were the only products with net inflows of a cumulative $6 million.

Ether ETFs fared better with $10 million in net inflows, extending a streak to three days. BlackRock’s ETHA recorded $16 million in inflows, while Grayscale’s ETHE lost $16 million. Grayscale’s mini Ether trust ETH, Fidelity’s FETH and Bitwise’s ETHW took on a cumulative $11 million inflows.

Comments
Welcome to financetom comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Related Articles >
Supply still matters: Why US housing inflation relief may be short-lived
Supply still matters: Why US housing inflation relief may be short-lived
Mar 5, 2024
(This Feb. 28 story has been corrected to show apartment supply data as quarterly, not monthly, in paragraph 5) By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials say they are confident housing inflation will finally cool in coming months, a key and long-awaited component of their effort to control overall price increases and secure their turn to interest...
Exclusive-Labor unions end Starbucks boardroom fight after progress on bargaining
Exclusive-Labor unions end Starbucks boardroom fight after progress on bargaining
Mar 5, 2024
(Reuters) - A coalition of labor unions is ending its boardroom fight at Starbucks after the coffee chain last week agreed to work toward reaching labor agreements, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a coalition of North American labor unions, is withdrawing its three director candidates to the coffee chain's 11-member board one...
Exclusive-Labor unions end Starbucks boardroom fight after progress on bargaining
Exclusive-Labor unions end Starbucks boardroom fight after progress on bargaining
Mar 5, 2024
(Reuters) - A coalition of labor unions is ending its boardroom fight at Starbucks after the coffee chain last week agreed to work toward reaching labor agreements, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a coalition of North American labor unions, is withdrawing its three director candidates to the coffee chain's 11-member board one...
US Dollar Improves Early Tuesday Ahead of Redbook, ISM Services Data, Consumer Sentiment
US Dollar Improves Early Tuesday Ahead of Redbook, ISM Services Data, Consumer Sentiment
Mar 5, 2024
07:34 AM EST, 03/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Tuesday, except for a decline against the yen, ahead of a busy data release schedule that starts with weekly Redbook same-store sales at 8:55 am ET. An update to the S&P Global's services data for February will be released at 9:45 am ET,...
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.financetom.com All Rights Reserved