Crypto markets modestly bounced on Friday with bitcoin (BTC) back above $110,000. Ethereum's ether (ETH) outperformed with a 3.8% gain to cross $4,000, while dogecoin (DOGE) rose 3.4% and Solana (SOL) added 2.5%.

The cautious bid came as fresh inflation data landed squarely in line with forecasts. The Fed’s preferred measure of prices, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, rose 2.7% year-over-year in August, while core PCE excluding food and energy climbed 2.9%.

The data report reinforced the Fed’s narrative of gradually easing price pressures, said Fabian Dori, CIO at Sygnum Bank, but it also leaves policymakers balancing sticky inflation with a softer labor market backdrop.

"For investors, the implications are twofold: if inflation trends lower, risk assets may find suppo

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