Stephen Alpher

2 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Stephen Alpher

Inflation eased a bit more in April with the year-over-year headline Consumer Price Index rate falling to its slowest pace in more than four years. The April CPI rose 0.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's less than economist forecasts for 0.3%, though up from -0.1% in March. On a year-over-year basis, CPI was higher by 2.3%, the slowest amount since February 2021. Forecasts had been for 2.4% and March's pace was 2.4%.

2 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Stephen Alpher

Inflation eased a bit more in April with the year-over-year headline Consumer Price Index rate falling to its slowest pace in more than four years. The April CPI rose 0.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s less than economist forecasts for 0.3%, though up from -0.1% in March. On a year-over-year basis, CPI was higher by 2.3%, the slowest amount since February 2021. Forecasts had been for 2.4% and March’s pace was 2.4%.

2 days ago | coindesk.com | Stephen Alpher

The headline year-over-year pace edged down to 2.3% and the core rate was flat at 2.8%. By Stephen AlpherUpdated May 13, 2025, 12:43 p.m. Published May 13, 2025, 12:38 p.m. Inflation eased a bit more in April with the year-over-year headline Consumer Price Index rate falling to its slowest pace in more than four years. The April CPI rose 0.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's less than economist forecasts for 0.3%, though up from -0.1% in March.

2 days ago | coindeskjapan.com | Stephen Alpher

ビットコイン（BTC）価格は、米中貿易協定を受け、10万6000ドルに到達しかけた後、10万2000ドルを割り込んだ。 4月中旬の解放記念日後の7万5000ドル割れを底に、1カ月間上昇を続けた後の小幅な後退である。 あるアナリストは、関税リスクが低下した今、ビットコインが今後アンダーパフォームする可能性を示唆した。 「噂で買って、ニュースで売る」というウォール街の古い格言の新たな事例として、米中が貿易戦争の少なくとも一時的な休戦を発表した後、ビットコイン（BTC）は下落に向かった。 ビットコインは、4月上旬の解放記念日のトランプ関税ショックの数日後に7万5000ドル弱で底を打って以来、上昇を続けていた。そして英国との貿易合意を受けて、先週末にはついに10万ドルを超えた。 しかし、中国の力はさらに大きかった。週末に中国と米国が互いの商品に対するほとんどの関税を90日間停止することで合意した後、ビットコインは5月12日の早朝には10万6000ドルに届きそうになった。 当記事執筆時点では、ビットコインは10万1300ドルまで後退し、過去24時間では3％下落した。 株式市場の急騰...

2 days ago | coindesk.com | Stephen Alpher |Krisztian Sandor

In another addition to the old Wall Street maxim of "buy the rumor, sell the news," bitcoin (BTC) has headed lower after the U.S. and China announced at least a temporary truce in their trade war. Bitcoin had been pumping higher since bottoming just under $75,000 in the days following President Trump's early April Liberation Day tariff shocker. The price finally again topped $100,000 late last week following an agreement with the UK.