The post Bitcoin slides, Ether, XRP, Dogecoin move lower ahead of Fed Chair’s final Jackson Hole speech appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Bitcoin and altcoins fell in a broad crypto market decline ahead of the Fed Chair’s Jackson Hole speech. Market volatility increased as investors anticipated possible Fed rate changes and reacted to ongoing inflation concerns. Bitcoin slipped under $113,000 on Tuesday, triggering a market-wide downturn that sent Ethereum, XRP, and Solana lower. The total crypto sector fell to $3.8 trillion, down 3.5% on the day. The price of Bitcoin dropped nearly 3% in the last day to $112,696, marking a return to levels not seen since the beginning of the month, CoinGecko data shows. Ether dropped more than 4% to $4,100 after flirting with record highs in the past few days. Losses are spread across major altcoins, with XRP down nearly 6%, Dogecoin and Chainlink off over 5%, and Sei and Cardano plunging 8%. The pullback comes ahead of the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, where Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver his keynote address. Markets are bracing for whether he signals a September rate cut or doubles down on inflation concerns, especially after US inflation data offered mixed signals in July. The headline CPI slowed to 2.7% but core inflation edged up to 3.1% and PPI climbed 3.3%. The combination of weakening job growth and persistent price pressures has raised stagflation fears, which could complicate the Fed’s decision-making. “Higher‑than‑expected PPI numbers (producer prices jumped 0.9% month‑on‑month against a 0.2% forecast) have complicated the Fed’s policy framework, so the market will be looking for hints on the Fed’s thinking ahead of its September policy meeting,” said QCP Capital analysts in a statement. “Last year, Powell used Jackson Hole to telegraph an easing bias; this year, Trump’s tariffs and political pressure create a much more contentious backdrop.” Traders are still pricing in a 25-basis-point cut at the September… The post Bitcoin slides, Ether, XRP, Dogecoin move lower ahead of Fed Chair’s final Jackson Hole speech appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Bitcoin and altcoins fell in a broad crypto market decline ahead of the Fed Chair’s Jackson Hole speech. Market volatility increased as investors anticipated possible Fed rate changes and reacted to ongoing inflation concerns. Bitcoin slipped under $113,000 on Tuesday, triggering a market-wide downturn that sent Ethereum, XRP, and Solana lower. The total crypto sector fell to $3.8 trillion, down 3.5% on the day. The price of Bitcoin dropped nearly 3% in the last day to $112,696, marking a return to levels not seen since the beginning of the month, CoinGecko data shows. Ether dropped more than 4% to $4,100 after flirting with record highs in the past few days. Losses are spread across major altcoins, with XRP down nearly 6%, Dogecoin and Chainlink off over 5%, and Sei and Cardano plunging 8%. The pullback comes ahead of the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, where Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver his keynote address. Markets are bracing for whether he signals a September rate cut or doubles down on inflation concerns, especially after US inflation data offered mixed signals in July. The headline CPI slowed to 2.7% but core inflation edged up to 3.1% and PPI climbed 3.3%. The combination of weakening job growth and persistent price pressures has raised stagflation fears, which could complicate the Fed’s decision-making. “Higher‑than‑expected PPI numbers (producer prices jumped 0.9% month‑on‑month against a 0.2% forecast) have complicated the Fed’s policy framework, so the market will be looking for hints on the Fed’s thinking ahead of its September policy meeting,” said QCP Capital analysts in a statement. “Last year, Powell used Jackson Hole to telegraph an easing bias; this year, Trump’s tariffs and political pressure create a much more contentious backdrop.” Traders are still pricing in a 25-basis-point cut at the September…