Bitcoin is in uncertain waters, pay special attention to these dates

Bitcoin (BTC) has been skyrocketing for a few weeks, likely due to optimism about the potential arrival of a spot Bitcoin ETF, or stock market fund, in the US. The racing calmed down last week and we have to look forward.

The truth is that we are still waiting for the final approval and launch of the Bitcoin ETF. In the meantime, interesting things are currently happening from a macroeconomic perspective:

Overall, there are more and more signs pointing to a recession in the United States, not to mention the Eurozone. What can we expect next week and what does this mean for the price of Bitcoin?

A week full of important dates for Bitcoin

We are facing a new week full of important macroeconomic developments, each of which could have an impact on the financial markets and potentially Bitcoin.

First, we will receive the minutes of the US central bank’s last interest rate meeting on Tuesday, or the so-called FOMC minutes. These minutes have the potential to cause price fluctuations.

The chart above shows what the market is currently thinking about the US central bank’s future interest rate policy. The minutes of the latest interest rate meeting could seriously change this map.

For now, at least, the market believes the US central bank will meet in 2024 Four interest rate cuts Come.

The market also seems to be taking the recession into account, because with the current inflation data it seems like a stretch to cut interest rates four times. However, there are also analysts who say that inflation is falling rapidly and that interest rates must be lowered quickly to prevent deflation.

Then we move to Wednesday where we again get the number of US unemployment claims (weekly increase in unemployment). The forecast is 226,000 units, while last week it was 231,000.

Then on Thursday it’s time for a batch of important economic data for the Eurozone and Great Britain:

Purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) are important indicators for the manufacturing and services sectors. If these indicators fall below 50.0, this is usually a sign that the economy is contracting. In this regard, it seems that the Eurozone is not in a strong position at the moment.

On Friday, we close the week with the same data for the US, which is still just above 50.0 according to expectations and therefore safe.