US Inflation Hits Year-To-Date Peak as Bitcoin Falls Below $114,000
- In August, the US consumer price index rose to 2.9%.
- This is the highest figure since January 2025.
- Bitcoin responded by falling below $114,000.
On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor released inflation data for August. According to the updated figures, the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 2.9% on an annualized basis.
Compared with July, inflation increased by 0.2%. Then the indicator remained at 2.7%, as in June. Thus, the August CPI value was the highest since January 2025.
US CPI change by month. Data: Trading Economics.
Read more about what this indicator is and how it affects the crypto asset market in a separate article:
Against the backdrop of the published data, the value of the first cryptocurrency fell below $114,000. At the time of publication, Bitcoin is trading around $113,600:
BTC/USDT chart on Binance. Data: TradingView.
Note that in March 2025, QCP Capital said that the CPI reading would set the tone for Fed rate expectations.
Source: cryptonews.net
