Bitcoin bulls protect $17K as trader eyes key China BTC price catalyst
China offers a potential leading indicator for Bitcoin price strength with U.S. economic data due next week. Bitcoin (BTC) maintained $17,000 support into Dec. 10 ahead of a critical week of macro data. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView CPI print will make Fed "slow down" Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it traded sideways after the close of trading on Wall Street. The pair looked set for a quiet weekend, with all eyes focused on United States inflation readings and policy updates due from Dec. 13 onward. With the Producer Price Index (PPI) November print behind it, the month’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) results took center stage. As Cointelegraph reported, expectations remain that CPI will show U.S. inflation continuing to abate, sparking renewed strength in risk assets, including crypto. “My personal expectations are that we'll be seeing CPI come in at 7.0-7.2%, Core CPI at 5.9-6.1% and that we'll hav...