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U.S. inflation outlook underpins bitcoin bulls after best week since March
Your day-ahead look for July 6, 2026
By Omkar Godbole|Edited by Sheldon Reback
Jul 6, 2026, 11:15 a.m.
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The U.S. inflation outlook is muted, bond market indicates. (stevepb/Unsplash)
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This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.'
The crypto market has stabilized, with bitcoin BTC$63,487.02 rising nearly 7% in the week ended July 5, its best performance since March.
The impetus comes from inflation breakevens, which measure the market's expectations of future price increases by comparing regular government bonds to inflation-protected ones. The two-year breakeven has dropped below 2% (check the Daily Signal), which is the Fed's target for inflation. The longer-term breakevens have also dropped sharply in recent weeks.
Notably, both the two-year breakeven rate and WTI oil prices, which influence inflation, have slipped to levels last seen before the onset of the Iran war in late February.
This is leading some observers to question inflation concerns, Fed interest-rate-hike bets and the dollar's strength. Bullish positioning is lopsided and vulnerable to sudden unwinding that could put the Dollar Index (DXY) under pressure. Such a snap adjustment could happen on July 14, when the U.S. reports the consumer price index for June.
"That’s when the deflationary impulse from falling oil prices should remind everyone that the Fed isn’t going to hike and that - if anything - the next move will be a cut," Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, said in a report.
If the currency's strength is under question, then the barrier to bitcoin rising further also looks weaker. The two are known to be inversely correlated.
Some observers, however, are calling for caution, saying the market is overestimating the impact of oil prices on inflation. Elevated price pressures, they say, are now a structural issue.
"The Fed can't declare victory simply because gasoline prices move lower. Sticky service-sector inflation is exactly why policymakers are likely to keep rates higher for longer, even if headline CPI continues moderating," YCC Macro said on X.
Markets betting on aggressive easing may be underestimating how persistent underlying inflation really is," YCC Macro added. Stay alert!
What’s trending
Coinbase AI draws backlash after pushing World Cup result before kickoff (CoinDesk): Coinbase sent users a false “breaking news” alert saying Norway's soccer team beat Brazil 3-2 in a World Cup knockout match before the game had even started.
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is preparing its 'biggest rebuild' since the Merge (CoinDesk): A revised Ethereum roadmap details how the multiyear overhaul would replace nearly every major part of its protocol, with quantum resistance and privacy moving up the priority list.
Treasury yields edge lower as investors look ahead to FOMC meeting minutes (CNBC): U.S. Treasury yields fell Monday as investors looked ahead to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes due later in the week and the NATO Summit.
Global shares are mixed and oil slips after OPEC+ plans August output hike (AP): European shares advanced Monday after a retreat in Asian markets, and U.S. futures climbed ahead of Wall Street’s opening following the 4th of July weekend. Oil prices slipped further as OPEC+ members agreed to raise output again.
Today’s signal
U.S. two-year breakeven inflation. (Lukas Ekwueme/Bloomberg)
The U.S. two-year breakeven inflation rate, the financial market's expectations of price pressure in the economy over two years, has dropped below 2% for the first time since 2024.
The market is essentially saying that inflation will drop below the Fed's target in two years, which dents the case for U.S. interest-rate increases.
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