ChainCatcher News: The U.S. February CPI year-on-year growth rate has dropped to a new low since last November, and the core CPI year-on-year growth rate has reached a four-year low. Inflation is below expectations across the board, easing concerns about "stagflation." Traders have increased bets on interest rate cuts, and market risk appetite is warming up.According to 4E monitoring, the three major U.S. stock indices showed mixed performance: the Dow Jones fell by 0.20%, the S&P 500 rose by 0.49%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq surged over 1.2%, driven by a strong rebound in tech stocks, with Tesla soaring over 7% and Nvidia rising over 6%. However, the market remains concerned that the slowdown in inflation may be temporary, as the Dow has seen three consecutive declines and the limited gains in the S&P reflect cautious market sentiment.The cryptocurrency market is warming up, with Bitcoin spiking to $84,539 at the moment the CPI was announced, then retreating to around $80,000 for support, and continuing to rebound. As of the time of writing, it has risen to $84,000, with a 24-hour increase of 2%. Other major tokens have also seen slight increases, while Ethereum remains relatively sluggish, striving to stay above $1,900. BNB has risen by 4.95% due to a $2 billion investment boost from Abu Dhabi.In the forex and commodities sector, the dollar has seen a slight rebound supported by the slowdown in inflation, ending a previous seven-day decline. Oil demand has strengthened, pushing U.S. oil prices up by over 2.1%. Uncertainty over tariffs and the cooling of inflation have contributed to a rise in gold prices, with spot gold increasing by 0.62% at the close.Although the improvement in inflation opens a window for the Federal Reserve to cut rates, the uncertainty surrounding trade policy raises doubts about the inflation outlook. The market expects the Federal Reserve to maintain interest rates at the March 19 decision, with CME FedWatch indicating that traders anticipate possible rate cuts in June and September. Investors are focused on tonight's PPI and initial jobless claims data.

ChainCatcher message, encrypted KOL Ansem's post analysis states, "It seems that Bitcoin has broken below the support level and has breached the trading range of the higher time frame.The key price level maintaining the bearish view on the higher time frame is around $96,500. It is worth noting that there has not yet been any bearish range breakout on the higher time frame during this cycle; currently, there is only a downward divergence, so let's wait and see.I believe the main issue right now is whether the cryptocurrency market is leading to indicate the overall market's risk-averse sentiment. If stock indices also decline in the coming weeks, this is more likely to be the beginning of a downtrend rather than a small setback in an uptrend."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, contributor J. A. Maartunn from the cryptocurrency data analysis platform CryptoQuant stated that the "Bitcoin Inter-exchange Flow Pulse" indicator is turning bearish, indicating that market risk appetite is declining, which may signal the beginning of a bearish phase.

ChainCatcher message, Placeholder partner Chris Burniske posted on the X platform: "Although BTC is playing with fire, ETHBTC, SOLETH, and SOLBTC are still performing well. This makes me think that it is not a sign of reduced market risk appetite, but rather influenced by year-end liquidity factors, as people are organizing their books for 2024."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph citing on-chain analysis platform CryptoQuant, in the past 30 days, the number of small Bitcoin transactions (under $10,000) has increased by 13%, reflecting that retail investors are gradually returning to the market, in line with the upward trend in Bitcoin prices.CryptoQuant analyst Cauê Oliveira pointed out: "Retail demand has increased by about 13% in the past 30 days, a phenomenon that only occurred in March this year when Bitcoin was nearing its historical high. In the past 4 months, the activity of small investors has declined, while large holders have maintained high-frequency trading and accumulation." Data shows that in the 30 days before October 20, Bitcoin prices rose nearly 10%.

ChainCatcher News: The U.S. Department of Commerce announced yesterday that September retail sales exceeded expectations with a month-on-month increase of 0.4%, highlighting the resilience of U.S. consumer spending, which continues to provide strong momentum for the U.S. economy. A series of robust economic data recently has reinforced market expectations for only a 25 basis point rate cut.According to 4E monitoring, after the data release, U.S. stocks opened higher but then fell, with the S&P reaching a new intraday high before turning down, and the Nasdaq also nearly erasing its early gains. However, the Dow Jones reached new intraday and closing highs, marking two consecutive days of gains. By the close, the S&P 500 was down 0.02%, the Nasdaq was up 0.04%, and the Dow was up 0.37%. The cryptocurrency market followed U.S. stocks with slight fluctuations; at the time of writing, Bitcoin was at 67,972, up 0.8%, and Ethereum was at 2,632, up 0.43%.In the forex and commodities sector, positive economic data pushed the U.S. dollar index to an 11-week high, rebounding 3.34% since October. The European Central Bank is expected to cut rates on Thursday, causing the euro to decline for four consecutive days to an 11-week low. Last week, U.S. EIA crude oil inventories unexpectedly decreased, indicating strong demand, which led to a rise of about 0.40% in international oil prices, halting a four-day decline and moving away from two-week lows. Spot gold benefited from uncertainties surrounding the U.S. elections and expectations of more monetary policy easing, approaching 2,700 dollars, setting a new historical high, with an increase of over 30% this year.Recent data shows that retail sales continue to grow, with better-than-expected non-farm payroll data, a stronger-than-expected unemployment rate, and a recent cooling trend in initial jobless claims. Coupled with the steady decline in U.S. inflation and the upward revision of long-term GDP growth rates beyond expectations, this provides strong support for the "soft landing" logic of the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, a new round of global rate cuts is accelerating, significantly improving financial market sentiment and generally increasing investors' risk appetite. eeee.com is a financial trading platform that supports assets such as cryptocurrencies, stock indices, commodities like gold, and forex. It recently launched a USDT stablecoin financial product with an annualized yield of 5.5%, providing investors with potential hedging options. 4E reminds you to pay attention to market volatility risks and to allocate assets wisely.

ChainCatcher news, FxPro senior market analyst Alex Kuptsikevich stated in a report that the increase in market risk appetite following the Federal Reserve's decision has helped cryptocurrencies reach new highs in the past three weeks."Since March, a downward trend has been present, with the previous peak of around $64,000 roughly coinciding with the 200-day moving average. We believe Bitcoin may encounter strong resistance at this level, and once this point is broken, the path upwards will be opened," Kuptsikevich said.