TL; DR
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Inflation came in lower than expected, causing the market to recover as expected before returning to where it started the day (after Jerome Powell’s press conference).
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You know how in video games you can wear out a non-player character’s (NPC) list of preset answers?
Where at some point they start repeating themselves?
It feels like the Federal Reserve is stuck in a similar situation.
The last three times they have met to discuss inflation and set interest rates (the last was yesterday), their response was:
“We will continue to monitor the data and adjust accordingly.”
(It’s boring. But it’s better than “Damn dude, it doesn’t look so good”).
In response to yesterday’s infinite-loop-of-the-same statement, markets were… choppy.
Inflation came in lower than expected (up 3.3% YoY, instead of 3.4%), causing the market to recover as expected – sending BTC down from $67.7k to $69.9k.
… all before falling back below $67.7ka a few hours later (after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference), taking the rest of the market with it.
Long story longer:
At the time of writing, we’re pretty much back to where we were on Tuesday.
That’s how it’s won, it’s done.