Bitcoin briefly rose above $85,000 on Sept. 30 after the release of August personal consumption expenditures inflation, then slipped below $84,000 as government bond yields rebounded and stocks recovered. At 3:28 p.m. UTC, Bitcoin was near $84,000 and still up 0.56% over 24 hours, leaving the release-time rally without a sustained breakout. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported headline PCE inflation at 0.3% month over month and 3.4% year over year, while core PCE, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% monthly and 3.0% annually. The data were issued alongside an annual update to the national economic accounts, with revisions to monthly personal income and outlays estimates beginning in January 2021. The updated table showed July headline and core inflation at 0.1% each and August readings at 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, making comparisons with older, unrevised July data difficult. Headline annual inflation remained above the Federal Reserve's longer-run 2% target. Elsewhere, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust traded around $766.82, Brent crude approached $102.20 a barrel, gold stood near $4,163.92 an ounce, the US Dollar Index was around 101.39, and US 10-year and UK 30-year government bond yields were about 5.276% and 5.939%. The readings cover different intraday and reference-month periods, so they do not isolate each market's response to the inflation release. Bitcoin's immediate outcome was a failed attempt to hold above $85,000, leaving traders focused on whether a later recovery can persist beyond the initial buying burst.