Stephen Alpher

Philadelphia

Managing Editor at CoinDesk

Managing Editor @CoinDesk. Alum @seekingalpha.

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Jobs Growth Slowed Further in May

3 weeks ago | coindesk.com | James Van Straten |Stephen Alpher

The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, also matching economist forecasts. By James Van Straten, AI Boost, Stephen Alpher|Edited by Stephen AlpherUpdated Jun 6, 2025, 12:35 p.m. Published Jun 6, 2025, 12:35 p.m. U.S. labor market growth continued to modestly slow in May, but not enough to force a rise in the unemployment rate. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today.
Bull Cycle May Have Room to Run

1 month ago | coindesk.com | Stephen Alpher

Wednesday morning U.S. hours saw a modest acceleration in crypto's pullback from the recent big move higher, with bitcoin BTC$107,451.07 stumbling nearly 2% to just above the $107,000 level. Altcoins fared worse, with XRP XRP$2.27, solana SOL$170.30 and dogecoin DOGE$0.21954 among those sporting declines in the 3%-5% range. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today.
Prices Head Lower as Trade War Heats Up

1 month ago | coindesk.com | Stephen Alpher

The president Friday morning threatened an imminent 50% tariff on all EU imports as well as a 25% levy on imported Apple iPhones. By Stephen Alpher May 23, 2025, 12:14 p.m. What was setting up to be a somewhat sleepy session ahead of the holiday weekend is no more as President Trump woke up and chose to reignite what had been cooling trade tensions. "The European Union ... has been very difficult to deal with," said the president in a Truth Social posting.
U.S. CPI Rose Less Than Expected 0.2% in April; Annual Pace Slips to Four-Year Low

1 month 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%.
Rose Less Than Expected in April

1 month 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%.
Rose Less Than Expected in April

1 month 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.
ビットコイン、10万2000ドルを割り込む──関税リスクの緩和によりさらにアンダーパフォームする可能性も | CoinDesk JAPAN（コインデスク・ジャパン）

1 month 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...
Bulls Take Profits After U.S./China Breakthrough

1 month 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.
Bitcoin Price (BTC) News: $105K in Play

1 month ago | coindesk.com | Stephen Alpher

"Many things discussed, much agreed to," said President Trump of today's trade negotiations with China. By Stephen Alpher May 11, 2025, 12:28 a.m. They crypto bull move continued into the weekend thanks to a trio of positive macro developments. Likely most responsible for the move was a President Trump Truth Social post regarding trade talks being held in Switzerland between the U.S. and China. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Long & Short Newsletter today.
ビットコインが3カ月ぶりに10万ドルを突破──上値目標は低すぎか？ | CoinDesk JAPAN（コインデスク・ジャパン）

1 month ago | coindeskjapan.com | Stephen Alpher

ビットコイン（BTC）は、4月初旬のトランプ米大統領による関税発表を受けて7万5000ドル弱まで下落した後、再び10万ドル台を回復した。関税のニュースに対するパニックを経て、伝統的市場も暗号資産（仮想通貨）と並んで上昇している。スタンダードチャータード（Standard Chartered）のジェフ・ケンドリック（Geoff Kendrick）氏は、この最新の動きで重要なのはフローだと言う。ビットコインは10万ドル台を回復し、ビットコインらしくまたもや多くの人の予測に反して、上昇を続けている。これまでの値動きをおさらいすると、ビットコインはドナルド・トランプ氏の11月の米大統領選勝利を受けて急騰し、12月に初めて10万ドルを突破した。最終的には、1月20日のトランプ大統領就任式前の数時間に10万9000ドルを超えた。強気派が上値目標を激しく上方修正したことで、亀裂が入り始めた。その後数週間は右肩下がりとなり、4月初旬にトランプ大統領が米国の貿易相手国に対する懲罰的関税を発表した後のパニックによって、7万5000ドル弱で底を打った。...