Bitcoin falls in the direction of $ 21.5,000 US CPI numbers for January

Bitcoin falls in the direction of $ 21.5,000 US CPI numbers for January
The US Ministry of Labor announced the number of inflation for the first month of 2023, which easily deviated from expectations.
Bitcoin reacted with an immediate drop in price, which was driven to $ 21,600 from $ 21,900 within minutes
- The US government announced the latest CPI numbers on February 14 that indicate that the consumer price index has increased by 6.4 % and 0.5 % in the monthly comparison for all urban consumers.
- The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, has increased by 5.6 % compared to January 2022. The key figure has increased by 0.4 % on a monthly basis.
- The difference between the two results from the fact that food prices in the states have increased the most in January - 10.1 %, followed by the energy sector - 8.7 %.
- Since the actual figures for January are slightly above expectations, BTC reacted with a sudden drop in price. Within a few minutes, the cryptocurrency fell from $ 21,900 to less than $ 21,600 before regaining a few hundred dollars.
- Cryptopotato previously reported that the asset was calm under $ 22,000, but investors had to be careful due to the CPI announcement.
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