Crypto majors slip after US PPI inflation release
Altcoins eased against the dollar after the US PPI and Core PPI reports landed at 12:30 UTC, with UNIUSD leading a modest pullback.
Altcoins eased against the dollar after the US PPI and Core PPI reports landed at 12:30 UTC, with UNIUSD leading a modest pullback.
US Core PPI m/m lands at 12:30 UTC on Aug 13, forecast 0.3% vs 0.2% prior. What it measures and how USD-linked instruments are trading now.
The Nikkei 225 led global gains at +1.9% while gold and silver each rose 0.83%. Crypto stayed soft, with Cardano and Dogecoin down over 3%.
Oil closed higher again to cap a double-digit weekly run, while gold and silver eased and US equities dipped. Full New York close wrap.
Crude extended its run with Brent up 11% on the week as gold and silver slipped, while European indices edged higher and Asia diverged.
US CPI and Core CPI landed at 12:30 UTC on 12 Aug 2026. Dogecoin led a broad slip across crypto against the dollar in the immediate reaction.

A descriptive technical read of Dogecoin (DOGUSD) at 0.0716: downtrend below the 200-day, neutral RSI at 52, and ATR at a one-year low.
US Core CPI m/m lands at 12:30 UTC on Aug 12, forecast 0.2% vs 0.0% prior. Here's what the inflation gauge measures and how USD-quoted crypto pairs trade now.

SOLUSD trades at 76.17, up 3.53% on the session, below its 200-day average with ATR at a one-year low and range position near the bottom.
US Non-Farm Payrolls, wages and unemployment landed at 12:30 UTC. Cardano led crypto lower on ForexBullion's feed, with XLM, AXS and XRP also softer.

ADAUSD trades at 0.2029, up 6.4% on the session, sitting above its 20- and 50-day averages but below the 200-day, with RSI at an elevated 71.1.
US indices closed higher across the board with the S&P 500 up 1.07%, as Uniswap led crypto losses and precious metals slipped into the close.