Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Slides As Asian Markets Take Cues From Tech Recovery
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-19 02:56

Bitcoin slipped to around $85,200 on Friday as Asian stocks steadied after a tech-led bounce on Wall Street, and traders turned their attention to Japan, where a Bank of Japan rate move later in the day could jolt currencies and bonds. The mood improved after a shock slowdown in US consumer price inflation to 2.7%, although analysts cautioned the reading looked clearly distorted lower by the government shutdown and should not be taken at face value. Market snapshot Bitcoin: $85,811, down 1% Ether: $2, ...