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Crypto-friendly Trump causes split between Bitcoin (BTC) and global stocks
Bitcoin and global stocks diverge as Donald Trump’s election surge and growing adoption of cryptocurrencies boost the largest digital asset while stocks waver on an uncertain outlook for corporate earnings.
A 30-day correlation coefficient for Bitcoin and MSCIThe 2019 global stock index is down toward -0.20, a rare occurrence since the measure has been generally positive since 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A value of 1 indicates that assets are moving in sync, while -1 signals inverse equality.