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Alpha ReportsBitcoin and Ethereum both fell slightly Thursday. Each dropped 1% after the federal report that showed the U.S. economic growth was slower than anticipated in the first three months.
BEA, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Thursday that gross domestic product in America grew at an annualized rate of 1,6% during early 2018. This was well below expectations of 2,2%. This slowdown follows six consecutive quarters of GDP growth exceeding 2%.
The report says that slowed exports, a reduction in inventory and an increase in consumer spending have offset the sluggish growth of residential construction. The soft reading of the GDP on Thursday follows a growth rate of 3,4% in annualized terms late last year.
According to data from CoinGecko. As of the time this article was written, Wall Street’s S&P 500 index had also fallen by nearly 1%.
The headline [GDP] “The number gives off a false impression,” Sam Bullard Senior Economist, Wells Fargo told Decrypt. When you remove the volatile numbers from the U.S. economic growth, it seems that the economy is still moving at a rather brisk rate.
Bullard stated that final sales to domestic buyers grew by 3.1% during the first quarter. He said that by excluding changes in GDP due to inventories, exports and government spending, this measure better reflects the strength of the economy’s domestic demand.
The GDP report showed that the Federal Reserve preferred inflation indicator, Personal Consumption Spending (PCE), grew by 3.7% during the first quarter. Bullard stated that the Fed could be influenced by this increase from 2% to 3.7% in Q1 2023.
The U.S. Central Bank has raised interest rates by 23 percent to combat a bout of high inflation that has been raging for decades. They have held the rate at this level for several months. Higher interest rates, which increase borrowing costs can be a way to slow down a hot economy. However, it can also affect risky assets such as stocks and cryptocurrency by making them less attractive.
The Middle East has seen a rise in geopolitical tensions and shifted expectations regarding rate reductions. Bitcoin and other risky assets have been dented this month. According to CME Group, on Thursday the expectation that the Fed would hold rates constant in May increased to 90%, up from just 83% the day before. FedWatch Tool.
“Viewing a pickup truck in [core PCE] Bullard stated that this is in line with the prolonged resilience we are seeing on the U.S. demand side. This keeps the Fed at bay in terms of the timing of the first rate reduction.
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