๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต โ May 15, 2025
U.S. Inflation Data Signals Potential Rate Cuts
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐: 2.9% YoY (down from 3.0%)
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐: 3.2% YoY (down from 3.3%)
This marks the first simultaneous decline in both headline and core inflation since July 2024, suggesting a cooling inflation trend.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ($BTC ): Trading around $82,100, approximately 25% below its all-time high.
๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐บ ($ETH ): At $1,889, reflecting a 16% weekly decline.
๐๐น๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐: Mixed performance; XRP up 1.6%, DOGE up 2.5%, while SOL and ADA show slight declines.
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐:
The cooler-than-expected CPI data has bolstered expectations for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts, which could enhance liquidity and support risk assets like cryptocurrencies.
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐:
If CPI continues to decline: Increased likelihood of rate cuts, potentially boosting crypto markets.
If CPI rises unexpectedly: Federal Reserve may maintain a hawkish stance, possibly leading to market pullbacks.