PPI rose 1.3% in a single month. How might this inflation pressure reach the crypto market?
On October 15, the BLS reported that U.S. final-demand PPI rose 1.3% month over month in September, compared with 0.5% in August, and 6.3% year over year. PPI tracks the prices producers receive for goods and services they sell; think of it as a thermometer for prices on the business side.
The breakdown is even more interesting: final-demand goods prices rose 2.6% month over month, with energy accounting for more than 80% of the increase. The measure excluding food, energy, and trade services still rose 0.5%. Energy pushed the headline figure higher, but the other components also bear watching. Month-over-month figures are seasonally adjusted, while year-over-year figures are not—so don’t compare them as if they were on the same basis.
The CPI released the previous day was up 0.6% month over month and 3.7% year over year, with gasoline accounting for more than half of the total monthly increase. Put the two reports together, and the question becomes: How long will energy prices stay high, and will the increases spread to more goods and services?
For BTC and BNB holders, consider this possible path of influence: inflation pressure → interest-rate expectations → the cost of dollar funding and risk appetite → willingness to buy or sell crypto assets. This is a framework for analysis; PPI does not translate into CPI on a one-to-one basis, and a single release cannot determine which way crypto prices will move.
If energy prices keep rising, prices excluding the three components above continue to climb, and the dollar and Treasury yields move higher, the case for pressure on crypto markets will grow stronger. If energy prices ease and interest-rate expectations moderate, that pressure may lessen. It also matters whether the market has already priced in these changes, and whether spot-market buyers can absorb selling.
Chasing a trade based on a single number—and adding leverage—could magnify losses if you get it wrong. First look at the data’s components and the market’s reaction, then assess your own risk tolerance.
Which worries you more: A, energy prices staying high for too long; or B, price pressures spreading to the services sector? Why?
Sources: BLS, verified October 17
PPI: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ppi_10152026.htm
CPI: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_10142026.htm
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On October 15, the BLS reported that U.S. final-demand PPI rose 1.3% month over month in September, compared with 0.5% in August, and 6.3% year over year. PPI tracks the prices producers receive for goods and services they sell; think of it as a thermometer for prices on the business side.
The breakdown is even more interesting: final-demand goods prices rose 2.6% month over month, with energy accounting for more than 80% of the increase. The measure excluding food, energy, and trade services still rose 0.5%. Energy pushed the headline figure higher, but the other components also bear watching. Month-over-month figures are seasonally adjusted, while year-over-year figures are not—so don’t compare them as if they were on the same basis.
The CPI released the previous day was up 0.6% month over month and 3.7% year over year, with gasoline accounting for more than half of the total monthly increase. Put the two reports together, and the question becomes: How long will energy prices stay high, and will the increases spread to more goods and services?
For BTC and BNB holders, consider this possible path of influence: inflation pressure → interest-rate expectations → the cost of dollar funding and risk appetite → willingness to buy or sell crypto assets. This is a framework for analysis; PPI does not translate into CPI on a one-to-one basis, and a single release cannot determine which way crypto prices will move.
If energy prices keep rising, prices excluding the three components above continue to climb, and the dollar and Treasury yields move higher, the case for pressure on crypto markets will grow stronger. If energy prices ease and interest-rate expectations moderate, that pressure may lessen. It also matters whether the market has already priced in these changes, and whether spot-market buyers can absorb selling.
Chasing a trade based on a single number—and adding leverage—could magnify losses if you get it wrong. First look at the data’s components and the market’s reaction, then assess your own risk tolerance.
Which worries you more: A, energy prices staying high for too long; or B, price pressures spreading to the services sector? Why?
Sources: BLS, verified October 17
PPI: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ppi_10152026.htm
CPI: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_10142026.htm
#MacroWatch #BTC