Crypto Market Digested Falling Inflation, Rising BOJ Rates

Group 1 - The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November showed a year-over-year inflation rate of 2.7%, lower than the expected 3.1%, indicating a cooling inflation trend [1] - Japan's CPI also declined from 3% to 2.9% year-over-year in November, reflecting similar inflation trends [1] - The Bank of Japan raised its interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75%, marking the highest level in 30 years, which could strengthen the yen and attract capital [2] Group 2 - Despite Japan's rate hike, the cooling inflation in the US and Japan led to inflows into risky assets like cryptocurrencies and stocks, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.79% and the global crypto market cap increasing by 0.7% to $2.93 trillion [3] - Bitcoin rose by 1.2% to nearly $88,000, and Ethereum gained 4% to reach $2,950, indicating positive market reactions to mixed economic signals [4] - The next macro signals to monitor include the US Federal Reserve's communications, movements of the yen, and global liquidity levels [4]