Bitcoin Nears $116K as Stocks Rally on Signs of Thaw in US-China Trade Tensions

Bitcoin climbed 3.6% on Monday to cross $115k, as equities rallied and risk appetite improved on signs that trade tensions between the US and China may be ￰0￱ move set a firmer tone ahead of a week packed with central bank decisions and mega-cap ￰1￱ followed equities ￰2￱ market value rose 3.7% to $3.9 ￰3￱ rose 7% to $4,200, BNB added 2.8% to $1,149, and XRP rose 1.3% to $2.64. Trump and Xi Set to Review Preliminary Trade Deal as Markets Eye De-Escalation Over the weekend, senior US and Chinese economic officials outlined a framework that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to review later this week in South Korea. A deal that pauses steeper US tariffs and Chinese rare earth export controls would help calm nerves after months of escalating trade ￰4￱ now turns to policy meetings in Japan, Canada, Europe and the ￰5￱ Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points after September inflation rose slightly less than forecast , although the government shutdown and its effect on data remain a concern for markets. 98% probability of another 25 bps rate cut at Wednesday's FOMC meeting ￰6￱ — Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive) October 26, 2025 Cooling Inflation Strengthens Case for Rate Cut and Fuels Risk-On Momentum Investors also face the busiest stretch of US earnings season .

Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta report in the coming days, keeping focus on balance sheets that have anchored risk sentiment through ￰7￱ for a quarter-point cut remain in ￰8￱ Fed’s benchmark rate is seen moving from 4.0% to 4.25% on Wednesday after the Consumer Price Index rose 3% year on year in September, below the 3.1% ￰9￱ inflation and upbeat earnings prospects lifted cyclical exposure across ￰10￱ yields eased, the dollar steadied and gold saw profit-taking as investors rotated back into ￰11￱ Interest Builds as Traders Rotate Toward Digital Asset Treasuries In digital assets, treasury positioning stayed in ￰12￱ around MicroStrategy’s growth outlook contrasted with renewed institutional interest in names such as Metaplanet, BitMine, and Galaxy ￰13￱ drew support from AI-infrastructure pivots and capital inflows, with traders citing TeraWulf, CleanSpark and Iren as early ￰14￱ majors, Solana, Jupiter, and Virtuals outperformed on ecosystem catalysts, while Tron and Ethena showed mixed flows amid DeFi ￰15￱ crypto desks, the path of rates, the tone from US-China talks and the earnings scorecard will decide whether Bitcoin can build on its push toward $120,000.