Bitcoin holds just under $24k – DXY breaks 105 for the second time this year as PCE comes in hotter than expected Quick Take
- Feb. 24 saw an influx of macro data, which includes the PCE index, personal income, and consumer spending.
- PCE data came in hotter than expected.
Headline y/y 5.4% vs. 5%
Core y/y 4.7% vs. 4.3%
Headline m/m 0.6% vs. 0.5%
Core m/m 0.6% vs. 0.4%
Consumer spending 1.8% vs. 1.4%
Personal income 0.6% vs. 1%
- Bitcoin went down to $23.7K on initial news — while the DXY broke 105
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James Van Straten
James fervently appreciates data, technology, and trend-spotting. As a tech and liberty maximalist, he hails Bitcoin as the 21st century's paramount invention.
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