美國通貨膨脹低於預期

2月，美國核心通貨膨脹率從3.3％下降到3.1％，美國通貨膨脹率從3％下降到2.8％

The US Core Inflation Rate dropped to 3.1% in February, compared to January’s 3.3%, while the U.S. Inflation Rate fell to 2.8%, compared to the previous month’s 3%. The figures were released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.

美國核心通貨膨脹率在2月下降到3.1％，而1月份的3.3％，而美國通貨膨脹率下降到2.8％，而前一個月的3％。這些數字是由美國勞工統計局週二發布的。

Core inflation was broadly expected to decrease to 3.2% in February, while the headline inflation was expected to slip to 2.9%.

預計核心通貨膨脹率將在2月下降到3.2％，而標題通貨膨脹率預計將下降到2.9％。

The persistent drop in inflation rates between January and July 2024 was one of the reasons that encouraged the Federal Reserve to announce a series of interest rate cuts post July.

在2024年1月至2024年7月之間的通貨膨脹率持續下降是鼓勵美聯儲在7月宣布降低一系列利率的原因之一。

In July, the interest rate slipped from 5.5% to 5%. In September, it was reduced from 5% to 4.75%. In November, it was lowered to 4.5% from 4.75%.

7月，利率從5.5％下跌至5％。 9月，它的減少到4.75％。 11月，從4.75％降低到4.5％。

Will the Fed Cut Interest Rates?

美聯儲會降低利率嗎？

Both the U.S. Core Inflation Rate and the Inflation Rate declined in February, compared to January 2025. It is the first time since July 2024 that both of these indexes have simultaneously dropped. In July 2024, the core inflation slipped from 3.3% to 3.2%, and the inflation rate decreased from 3% to 2.9%.

與2025年1月相比，美國核心通貨膨脹率和通貨膨脹率都在2月下降。這是自2024年7月以來這兩個指數同時下降的第一次。 2024年7月，核心通貨膨脹率從3.3％下降到3.2％，通貨膨脹率從3％下降到2.9％。

The development has triggered discussions on Fed rate cuts.

該發展引發了關於削減稅率的討論。

According to reports, the possibility of a rate cut in May has grown from 10% to 31.4%, while the likelihood of a cut by year-end has increased from 6.5% to 32.5%. The chance of four rate cuts this year has surged from 1% to 21%.

據報導，五月份降低率的可能性已從10％增至31.4％，而年底削減的可能性已從6.5％增加到32.5％。今年削減四稅的機會已從1％升至21％。

Bitcoin Drops Despite Positive Inflation News

儘管通貨膨脹新聞積極，比特幣下降了

The Bitcoin price has decreased by 15.3% in the last 30 days. In the last seven days alone, the price slipped by 9.3%.

在過去30天內，比特幣價格下降了15.3％。僅在過去的七天中，價格下跌了9.3％。

Yesterday, the Bitcoin market rose from $82,914.61 to $83,660.58. Currently, the market stands at $83,165.61 — at least 0.59% below yesterday’s closing price.

昨天，比特幣市場從82,914.61美元上漲至83,660.58美元。目前，該市場為83,165.61美元 - 至少低於昨天的收盤價。