US Services Price Gauge Hits Four-Year High, Clouding Bitcoin Rate-Relief Outlook
Key Highlights The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) services prices index registered at 74.0, signaling broader input-cost pressure despite slowing economic growth. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson indicated that inflation risks remain tilted upward following September’s quarter-point interest rate increase. Persisting rate uncertainty poses liquidity and funding risks for leveraged Bitcoin positions, with the ...