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Bitcoin Falls as Weak US Manufacturing Data Scares Investors

Davit Babayan by Davit Babayan
3 years ago
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Bitcoin plunged on Wednesday as a weak US manufacturing data intensified anxieties over the health of the global economy.

The benchmark cryptocurrency was down by $63.73, or 0.77 percent, to trade at $8,257.79 as of 13:41 UTC. At one point during the Asian session, it slipped towards a session low of $8,168.85, consolidating within a strict range following its rebound from levels below $8,000 earlier this week. The lack of upside momentum raised fears for further bearish action, also visible in the dwindling trade volume noted across the past 24 hours.

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Bitcoin trading above $8,000 with an unclear upside bias | Image credits: TradingView.com

Elsewhere in the cryptocurrency market, altcoins looked as weak as bitcoin. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, dipped by 1.50 percent in the past 24 hours, while XRP, the third-largest, slipped 1.02 percent. Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, and EOS also fell within the same range, showing that no new money entered the cryptocurrency space.

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Weak US Manufacturing Data

Bitcoin’s fall matched shoulders with similar moves in the global equity markets. Earlier today, European markets delivered losses, with Europe’s benchmark Stoxx 600 falling by 1.2 percent while UK’s FTSE 100 dipped by 1.4 percent.

The markets borrowed sentiments from weak manufacturing activity across the developed economies. According to data released on Tuesday, the ongoing US-China trade dispute sent fears of recession across the global manufacturing sector. In the US, a key indicator recorded the lowest manufacturing activity in the last decade – to 47.8 in September from 49.1 in August.

The revelation sparked a sell-off in the equity market. US benchmark S&P 500 fell 1.2 percent to close at a one-month low and had dropped 1.24 percent after the market open today – as of this time of writing.

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S&P 500 opens in negative territory after weak US manufacturing data | Image credits: TradingView.com

“Equity markets in Europe and the US now appear overvalued,” Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid said in a note to clients on Wednesday. “What is hard to argue with is that the global manufacturing sector is now very much in a recession. [It] now makes an already important Fed meeting later this month even more of a significant risk event.”

Gold Outpaces Bitcoin

The plunge in risk-on equities sent investors looking for refuge in safe-haven assets. Gold prices were slightly higher upon the US market open, with OANDA reporting 0.86 percent gains in the yellow metal’s spot rate as of 14:13 UTC.

Global stocks plunge to 1mth low on US data shock. US manufacturing ISM hits decade low. Bulls hope US-China talks will ease econ woes. Bonds pare gains w/ US 10y yields at 1.66%. Gold a tad higher at $1477 as Fed fund futures price in 80% chance of Fed cut in Oct. Bitcoin $8.2k. pic.twitter.com/kxdz9yOKub

— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) October 2, 2019

Unfortunately, that was not the case with bitcoin. The cryptocurrency plunged despite an interim demand for hedging assets, showing that – once again – mainstream investors did not consider it as a safe-haven asset.

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Davit Babayan

Davit Babayan

Davit Babayan is an Armenia-based expat balancing the academic life of a software design engineer with the experiences of a financial technology journalist. He aspires to be a full-time columnist and wants to write a book that would be called, "A Homeless Who Found Bitcoin."

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