{"id":401742,"date":"2019-10-18T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=401742"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:46:07","slug":"bitcoin-gold-dives-in-tandem-as-china-posts-poor-economic-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-gold-dives-in-tandem-as-china-posts-poor-economic-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin, Gold Dives in Tandem as China Posts Poor Economic Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perceived safe-haven assets Bitcoin and Gold were trending downwards on Friday as investors processed the emotional aftermath of China’s weak economic data.<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin extends bearish bias after breaking crucial support of $8,000 | Image credits: TradingView.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The BTC\/USD instrument slipped by 1.96 percent, or $158.23, on San Francisco-based Coinbase exchange to trade at $7,917.97. The downside pressure mounted shortly after the Shanghai market open, leading to a circa $308 drop right ahead of the close. The move downhill reflected a similar price action in China’s CSI 300 of Shanghai- and Shenzen-listed stocks, which fell 1.6 percent on the day. Hong Kong’s Hang Sang index, at the same time, edged\u00a00.7 percent lower.<\/p>\n

China’s GDP, Brexit in Focus<\/h2>\n

The drops came after China posted its weakest GDP growth<\/a> since the early 1990s. The world’s\u00a0second-largest\u00a0economy grew 6 percent year-on-year against the forecast expansion of 6.1 percent. The GDP figure was below closest to the expected that led to early gains in the Chinese equities. Nevertheless, investors remained focused on the broader spectrum of the ongoing US-China trade war, which, despite making some advances after the recent trade meets in Washington, looks uncertain to reach a full-fledged deal.<\/p>\n

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My deal with China is that they will IMMEDIATELY start buying very large quantities of our Agricultural Product, not wait until the deal is signed over the next 3 or 4 weeks. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED! Likewise financial services and other deal aspects, start preparing….<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n