The headline was another rate hike by the Federal Reserve, which came as U.S. non-farm payrolls rose marginally higher than expected. Heading into the last fortnight of the month, could bulls be on the brink of returning?At the halfway point of May, bitcoin has fallen to a two-month low, as market sentiment shifted bearish, following April’s strong gains.
With several key data points all being released in a short window, it was somewhat expected that price uncertainty would be present. The Fed increased interest rates by 25 basis points, days after non-farm payrolls rose to 253,000, versus expectations of 180,000. Since then, inflation fell to 4.9% in April, with many still uncertain as to what the Federal Reserve will do during June’s meeting.) fell to a low of $25,810 last Friday, which came after a breakout occurred at a key price floor of $26,500.
This move saw the world’s largest cryptocurrency plunge to its weakest point since March 17, when the price was below $25,000.