Crypto markets remained mostly flat over the weekend following a dip late last week as Bitcoin and Ethereum pulled back. However, they started to trade lower on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
This week could see more volatility ahead as all eyes will be on the outcome of US President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n
Trump issued a statement<\/a> just hours before he was set to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, saying that Zelensky \u201ccan end the war with Russia almost immediately if he wants to.\u201d<\/p>\n A cessation of conflict between the two nations would boost investor confidence across all asset markets.<\/p>\n Thursday will see two purchasing managers\u2019 index (PMI) reports released. The August S&P Global Manufacturing PMI and Services PMI indices are leading economic indicators used to gain timely insights into changing conditions.<\/p>\n There is also some existing home sales data<\/a> released on Thursday, but real estate reports have very little impact on risk-on asset markets.<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s mixed inflation and consumer data refueled uncertainty into the Fed policy outlook; therefore, Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s Jackson Hole speech on Friday is expected to instantly influence markets.<\/p>\n A dovish tone could boost markets and riskier investments such as crypto. In contrast, a hawkish stance that highlights inflation risks could trigger sharp corrections and volatility.<\/p>\n \u201cOdds are that he will be more of an owl, waiting and watching, than either a hawk or a dove. In other words, he\u2019ll say that a Fed rate cut is possible at the September meeting, but the Fed\u2019s decisions are data-dependent,\u201d stated<\/a> Yardeni Research.<\/p>\n Key Events This Week:<\/p>\n 1. Zelensky Meets With Trump In US \u2013 Monday<\/p>\n 2. July Fed Meeting Minutes \u2013 Wednesday<\/p>\n 3. August S&P Manufacturing PMI data \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n 4. August S&P Composite PMI data \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n 5. July Existing Home Sales data \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\n 6. Fed Chair Powell Speaks -\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n Investors expect the central bank to resume rate cuts in September, after holding off for months, and current futures markets predict an 84.6% probability of a cut to 4.0 to 4.25%.<\/p>\n Digital asset markers have taken a dive this Monday morning in Asia, with total capitalization dropping back to the $4 trillion level, down almost 6% from last week\u2019s all-time high.<\/p>\n Bitcoin was leading losses<\/a> with a fall to $115,000 on Monday morning as it shed 2.5%. The asset is now 6.9% down from its peak price<\/a> last week as the correction deepens.<\/p>\n Ethereum was also heading south, dropping to its lowest point for a week at $4,345, still 10% away from its 2021 all-time high.<\/p>\n Altcoins were mixed with losses for XRP<\/a>, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Sui while Chainlink<\/a> and Monero bucked the trend.<\/p>\n The post 3 Things That Could Impact Crypto Markets in Week Ahead\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Crypto markets remained mostly flat over the weekend following a dip late last week as Bitcoin and Ethereum pulled back. However, they started to trade lower on Monday morning. This week could see more volatility ahead as all eyes will be on the outcome of US President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s meeting on Monday. Trump […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Economic Events August 18 to 22<\/h2>\n
Crypto Market Outlook<\/h2>\n