Bitcoin shakes off U.S. session losses as Trump says U.S. trade deficit cut by 78%

• Bitcoin shakes off U.S. • session losses as Trump says U.S. • trade deficit cut by 78% Investors are focused less on the accuracy of Trump’s trade figures and more on how renewed tariff talk could mean higher-for-longer interest rates. • What to know: Bitcoin swung between about $65,900 and $67,000 on Thursday as traders reacted to former President Donald J. • Trump’s claim that tariffs have slashed the U.S. • trade deficit by 78 percent.

Article Summaries:

• Bitcoin shakes off U.S. session losses as Trump says U.S. trade deficit cut by 78% Investors are focused less on the accuracy of Trump’s trade figures and more on how renewed tariff talk could mean higher-for-longer interest rates. What to know: - Bitcoin swung between about $65,900 and $67,000 on Thursday as traders reacted to former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that tariffs have slashed the U.S. trade deficit by 78 percent. - Investors are focused less on the accuracy of Trump’s trade figures and more on how renewed tariff talk could mean higher-for-longer interest rates, a stronger dol

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• https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/19/bitcoin-shakes-off-u-s-session-losses-as-trump-says-u-s-trade-deficit-cut-by-78