Bitcoin’s 2% advance to $81,830.3 early Wednesday did little to soothe frayed nerves as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data and rising trade tensions. The 25 percent steel and aluminum tariffs of President Trump, along with mixed exemptions for allies like Canada, have added to fears of economic upheaval. The defense of these policies as “worth it” by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick did nothing to soothe nerves, with U.S. stocks extending their losses
