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The post What\u2019s Next for Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Price Ahead of the U.S. CPI Report?<\/a> appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News<\/a><\/p>\n

The crypto market<\/a> started Monday on a positive note, with most top 10 coins trading in green. Now, investors are closely watching one key event this week, the upcoming U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. Last month\u2019s CPI data<\/a> pushed the crypto market up by nearly 4%. <\/p>\n

This time, traders are watching how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP<\/a> will react to the new CPI data.<\/p>\n

What to Expect from the February CPI Report<\/h2>\n

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the February 2026 CPI and Core CPI data this week. Economists expect inflation to come in around 2.5%, slightly higher than January\u2019s 2.4%. Core CPI is also expected to stay near 2.5%.<\/p>\n

These numbers show that inflation is slowly cooling but is still above the Federal Reserve target of 2%. Because of this, the Fed may delay cutting interest rates. Some officials want rate cuts, while others prefer to keep rates unchanged.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the CME Group FedWatch Tool<\/a> shows about a 95% chance that rates will stay near 3.5% – 3.75%.<\/p>\n

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Higher interest rates usually reduce money flowing into markets, which can put pressure on risk assets like cryptocurrencies<\/p>\n

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