Bitcoin CPI Reaction: 10 of 13 Cool Inflation Reports Triggered an Hourly Gain – Can Inflation Data Reverse the Downtrend?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes October’s consumer price index (CPI) on Tuesday, November 10, at 8:30 a.m. in New York, or 13:30 UTC. The Bitcoin CPI reaction that follows could set the tone for the week. The CPI is the main U.S. measure of inflation, and it will shape the Federal Reserve’s next rate decision. Economists expect core prices, which leave out food and energy, to have risen about 0.22% in the month. That would be a slowdown from September’s 0.33%. Economists expect growth in the core CPI to have moderated in October to around 0.22%, though the full range of estimates is broad enough to round down to 0.1% or round up to 0.3%. Due to the government shutdown in Oct 2025, there's no tidy year-earlier figure. pic.twitter.com/CFM7ikw8fO — Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) November 9, 2026 Bitcoin trades near $74,400, still close to Sunday’s two-month low of $73,510. CPI days move crypto. We checked Bitcoin’s first hour after the last 24 releases. When core inflation came in at 0.2% or lower, BTC rose in that hour 10 times out of 13. When it came in at 0.3% or higher, it rose only 4 times out of 10. So which way will today’s number push Bitcoin? Economists Expect In...