![Bitcoin hits $26.3k on expected CPI news, 25bps rate hike is expected](https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/themes/cryptoslate-2020/imgresize/timthumb.php?src=https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bitcoin-Insights-2.jpg&w=70&h=37&q=75)
Quick Take
- CPI slows as expected
- YOY Core CPI was forecasted to come in at 5.5%. The result was 5.5%
- CPI year over year was forecasted to come in at 6.0%. The result was 6.0%.
- Core inflation accelerates month-over-month from +0.4% in January to +0.5% in February.
- Bitcoin has smashed through $25,500
- Barring any disaster, after the CPI news, a 90% probability for a 25bps rate hike for the upcoming FOMC on 22nd March.
![Rate Probabilities: (Source: CME)](https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-cpi.png)