{"id":129886,"title":"FTSE Slips at Start of December as Bitcoin Drops Below $85,000","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-12-01T20:13:58+00:00","modified":"2025-12-01T20:13:58+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-slips-at-start-of-december-as-bitcoin-drops-below-85000/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-slips-at-start-of-december-as-bitcoin-drops-below-85000.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-slips-at-start-of-december-as-bitcoin-drops-below-85000.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["capex","china","chinese","CME Group exchange","COMEX","COPPER","Crude prices","FTSE 100","FTSE 250","Gold","Inflation","mid-cap","refiners","smelters","USA"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BTC-15-JAN-2024.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"#### FTSE Slips at Start of December as Global Markets Turn Cautious\n\nUK and US equities began December on a softer note, with investors eyeing a heavy month of economic data releases and central bank decisions.\n\nThe **FTSE 100** edged **0.2%** lower to finish at **9,702.53**, while the mid-cap** FTSE 250** fell **0.7%** to **22,020.68** amid muted risk appetite across European markets.\n\nAcross the Atlantic, Wall Street’s major indices also moved lower as traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve chairman **Jerome Powell** later in the session. Investors are looking for clues on the outlook for interest rates and the timing of any potential policy shift.\n\nThe cautious tone marked a subdued start to the final trading month of the year, with sentiment tempered by lingering macroeconomic uncertainty.\n\n#### Bitcoin Drops Below $85,000\n\nBitcoin fell sharply, sliding more than **7%** to **$84,966** as sentiment across digital asset markets continued to deteriorate. Over the past month, Bitcoin has dropped **23%**, while Ether has fallen **29%** and XRP is down **25%**.\n\nThe latest decline comes despite rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, signalling that selling pressure in crypto remains firmly entrenched."}