Greetings, traders! ๐
A packed week ahead: ECB rate decision, US inflation data (final before the September FOMC), and over $10M in token unlocks. All eyes on Thursday and Friday.
All times in UTC for our global community.
๐ MONDAY, September 7
๐ช๐บ 09:00 UTC โ EU GDP (Q2 Final)
๐บ๐ธ US Markets Closed โ Labor Day holiday
๐ STABLE unlock โ ~$26.0M
๐ TUESDAY, September 8
๐ฏ๐ต 23:50 UTC (Sep 7) โ Japan GDP (Q2 Final)
๐จ๐ณ 02:00 UTC โ China Trade Balance (Aug)
๐ Canaan & GameStop earnings โ pre-market and after close
๐ WEDNESDAY, September 9 โ EVENT DAY ๐ฅ
๐จ๐ณ 01:30 UTC โ China CPI (Aug)
๐ Apple "Surprise and Shine" Event โ New CEO John Ternus's first keynote. Expected: iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and first foldable iPhone (97% Polymarket odds) . Standard iPhone 18 delayed to 2027 due to memory chip costs . Could impact tech/risk sentiment.
๐ต Fractal Bitcoin First Halving โ Base block reward drops from 25 FB to 12.5 FB at block 2,100,000 . First halving for this Bitcoin scaling solution. Could attract attention to the L2 sector.
๐ Crypto Expo Dubai 2026 opens โ Institutional focus, potential sentiment catalyst.
๐ Coinbase perpetual transition โ Moving from International Exchange to Deribit.
๐ THURSDAY, September 10 โ ECB DAY ๐
๐ฉ๐ช 06:00 UTC โ Germany CPI (Aug Final)
๐ช๐บ 12:15 UTC โ ECB Interest Rate Decision โ Expected: 2.50% (prev: 2.25%), second consecutive hike
๐ช๐บ 12:45 UTC โ ECB Press Conference with Christine Lagarde
๐บ๐ธ 12:30 UTC โ US PPI (Aug) โ Headline expected +0.3% MoM (prev: 0.0%), Core +0.2% MoM
๐บ๐ธ 12:30 UTC โ Initial Jobless Claims โ Expected: 209K
๐บ๐ธ 14:00 UTC โ US Existing Home Sales (Aug)
๐บ๐ธ 16:00 UTC โ US Crude Oil Inventories (delayed due to holiday)
๐ Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas at Citi Conference โ 17:15 UTC (1:15 PM ET). Watch for comments on regulation, ETFs, or strategy .
๐ FRIDAY, September 11 โ US CPI DAY ๐
๐ฌ๐ง 06:00 UTC โ UK GDP (July)
๐บ๐ธ 12:30 UTC โ US CPI (Aug) โ Headline expected +3.4% YoY (unchanged from July), Core +2.4% YoY (down from 2.5%)
๐บ๐ธ 12:30 UTC โ US Core CPI (Aug) โ Expected +0.2% MoM
๐บ๐ธ 15:00 UTC โ Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Sept Prelim) โ Expected: 51.5
๐บ๐ธ 18:00 UTC โ US Federal Budget Report (Aug)
๐ 08:00 UTC โ Weekly BTC & ETH Options Expiry โ BTC notional ~$1.81B
๐ Aptos unlock โ ~11.31M tokens (~$7.09M), 0.65% of circulating supply
๐ SATURDAY, September 12
๐ Peaq unlock โ ~84.84M tokens (~$2.2M), 3.41% of circulating supply
๐ SUNDAY, September 13
๐ Cheelee unlock โ ~6.42M tokens (~$2.24M), 0.79% of circulating supply
โก๏ธ What XBTS DEX Is Watching This Week
1๏ธโฃ US CPI (Fri) โ The final inflation data before the September 16 FOMC meeting. This is the week's highest-impact catalyst. Bank of America sees it as the "critical battle" for a September rate hike; Citi expects cooling enough for a pause.
2๏ธโฃ Apple Event (Wed) โ New CEO Ternus's debut. Expected announcements could influence general market risk sentiment, which often correlates with crypto .
3๏ธโฃ BTC Options Expiry (Fri) โ ~$1.81B in notional expiring could create short-term volatility around settlement.
Stay sharp. This week is decisive for September rate policy.
๐ Trade freely. Trade decentralized.
