The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 2.4% year-on-year.
The data, revealed today, February 13, 2026, shows that inflation has fallen compared to last month (YoY at the time was 2.7%), even lower than market expectations of 2.5%.
This is good news for financial markets, including Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies.. This is because the lower the inflation rate, the greater the incentive for the US Federal Reserve (FED) to lower interest rates. And for reasons detailed in Cryptopedia (the education section of CriptoNoticias), low interest rates are beneficial for the price of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and stocks.
Anyway, at the time of publishing this article, Bitcoin price shows existing but relatively weak bullish movement.
In the following chart provided by TradingView, you can see how Bitcoin has moved since the news about the new CPI data became known (yellow vertical line). The previous movement of Bitcoin price is also added to show the weakness of the rally.
After all this good news, why didn’t Bitcoin rocket towards the heights? Things aren’t that simple or linear. While it is true that this is good news for Bitcoin, the following is also true: Investors have several concerns.
for example, The nomination of Kevin Warsh, who is likely to become the next Fed president, remains in doubt.. What measures will you take? Will you lower the interest rate? US President Donald Trump has said his candidate is in line with his desire to lower interest rates… but we’ll have to wait and see what he actually does.
On top of that, Bitcoin shows high correlation with traditional technology stock indexes As reported by CriptoNoticias, this index is currently being hit by advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Many are concerned that AI will displace traditional industries and impact stock prices.
And I can’t help but mention, Following historical cycles, 2026 should be a bearish year for Bitcoin. As a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy, investors know this and will be cautious in this situation.
With all this accumulation of good and bad news, Bitcoin ultimately does not show a clear trend, which is why the CPI announcement does not have the positive impact that many investors hope for.
