Bitcoin’s rate cut relief stalls as service inflation flares

US services growth slowed in October, while the survey’s 12-month average prices index reached its highest level since April 2023. Persistent cost pressure complicates the case for rate relief that could support Bitcoin. The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) October services report , released Nov. 4, put its headline PMI at 54.5, down from September’s 54.9. The reading remained above 50, indicating that services activity was still expanding. The monthly prices index also eased to 73 from 74, but its 12-month average rose to 69.2, the highest since April 2023.