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Live updates: Bitcoin turns lower as rates rise, consumer confidence plunges

CoinDesk·September 29, 2026·1 min read

Bitcoin turned lower as the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to its lowest level in more than a decade in September. Expectations of continued weakening in business and labor market conditions weighed on sentiment. Rising rates and plunging consumer confidence pressured risk assets, including Bitcoin, which declined amid the macroeconomic headwinds.

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