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Bitcoin hits $65,500, its highest since June 22, as June CPI falls 0.4% and PPI cools, boosting risk appetite and lifting crypto prices.
Bitcoin surged to $65,500 on Wednesday, its highest level since June 22, after June’s Consumer Price Index slipped 0.4% and the Producer Price Index came in cooler than expected, easing expectations of near‑term Fed rate hikes【5】.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Price | $65,500 |
| Catalyst | June CPI down 0.4% (largest monthly drop since 2020) and PPI cools to 5.5% YoY【1】【5】 |
| Key level | $65,600–$67,200 liquidity zone cited by traders as next resistance【5】 |
| Recent range | $59,000–$66,000 month‑to‑date range【5】 |
The June CPI fell 0.4% month‑over‑month, the sharpest decline since April 2020, while annual inflation eased to 3.5% from 4.2% in May【1】. The same week, the Producer Price Index posted a 5.5% year‑over‑year decline, with final‑demand goods prices down 1.4%【5】. Both prints undercut market expectations for continued rate‑tightening, prompting traders to shift risk onto assets such as Bitcoin. Economists noted that the softer data “boosts equities and further temper market expectations for upcoming interest rate hikes”【5】.
Bitcoin’s price move sits within a broader month‑long swing between roughly $59,000 and $66,000, a range that has seen the cryptocurrency bounce from late‑June lows near $58,000【3】. Order‑book analysis highlighted liquidity clusters just above $65,600 and $67,200, suggesting that a breach of these zones could trigger a larger upside move【5】. No new supply events or large‑wallet flows were reported, indicating that the price action is driven primarily by macro sentiment rather than tokenomics shifts.
The surge underscores how quickly Bitcoin reacts to shifts in U.S. inflation expectations, positioning the crypto as a bellwether for risk‑on sentiment ahead of the Fed’s next policy decision.
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