# Bitcoin and Gold Recover as Yen Retreats and Oil Stays Above $100 By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/39240 Published: 2026-10-23T19:20:27.000Z Updated: 2026-10-23T19:20:27.000Z Section: Investing > Japan’s core consumer price index rose to 2.1% in September, its first reading above the Bank of Japan’s target in nine months. Bitcoin and gold pared overnight losses in Asian trading Friday as the yen retreated from a high of more than one month, while Japan’s core inflation accelerated and oil remained above $100 a barrel. Bitcoin (BTC) recovered toward $82,000 after dipping below $81,000 overnight. Gold climbed from an early low of $3,986 an ounce to about $4,020, and Asian stock indexes also rose from their session lows. Japan’s consumer price index excluding fresh food, a core inflation measure, rose 2.1% year over year in September, up from 1.7% in August. The reading put inflation above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for the first time in nine months. The dollar briefly fell to about 156.1 yen before moving back toward 157. The [Oct. 21 dollar-yen level]() was 158.352 yen. “The yen has continued to trade at stronger levels at the end of this week, encouraged by more risk-off trading conditions,” said Lee Hardman, senior currency analyst at MUFG. At 2:39 a.m. ET Friday (06:39 UTC), West Texas Intermediate crude futures were $100.84 a barrel and Brent crude futures were $114.47. By 12:21 p.m. ET (16:21 UTC), they had risen to $103.22 and $117.18, respectively. ## Links in this article - [Oct. 21 dollar-yen level](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/36598)