Bitcoin holds $24K as US dollar taps 3-week lows on Eurozone inflation report

cointelegraph.com:

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to pin $24,000 as support before the July 29 Wall Street open as fresh inflation data sparked worries for the euro.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD maintaining most of its latest gains after spiking to nearly $24,500 overnight. 

The day's macro action delivered painful news for the European Economic Area (EEA), as the latest estimates for euro inflation came in at 8.9% for July — still climbing from June's 8.6%.

"Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in July (39.7%, compared with 42.0% in June), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (9.8%, compared with 8.9% in June), non-energy industrial goods (4.5%, compared with 4.3% in June) and services (3.7%, compared with 3.4% in June)," an accompanying report compiled by Eurostat read.

The data provided for a curious contrast in some EU member states, where growth outperformed expectations despite the highest inflation figures in the history of the euro's existence. This lead some commentators to suspect that all was not what it seemed.

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The European quandry nonetheless buoyed the U.S. dollar, which had been retreating from its latest two-decade highs against a basket of trading partner currencies through July.

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) touched 105.54 on the day, its lowest reading since July 5 before rebounding to near 106 at the time of writing. 

A key inverse correlation for crypto markets, additional DXY advances could signal fresh pressure on BTC price action.

"DXY just dropped to the previous high now support and seems to be holding. A possible bounce here to 107, 108 before further