Hot CPI Print Pushes Fed Rate Hike Odds to 70%, Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $449M, Oil Holds Above $100

Markets face mounting pressure as August core CPI comes in hotter than expected at point three percent monthly, pushing Federal Reserve rate hike odds to seventy percent for next week's decision. Bitcoin dropped to seventy-six thousand seven hundred dollars post-data while Treasury yields surged-ten-year approaching five percent and thirty-year hitting nineteen-year highs. Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed four hundred forty-nine million dollars over three days, led by ARK's one hundred sixty-four million outflow Thursday. Oil markets remain elevated with Brent above one hundred four dollars as Houthi forces seize Yemen's Mocha port, threatening the Bab el-Mandeb shipping chokepoint. India launches tokenized bond pilot with one hundred seven million issued, UniCredit seeks crypto infrastructure partner, and Anthropic discloses Claude AI misuse for cyberattacks and mass surveillance. Treasury yields, crypto outflows, and geopolitical energy risks dominate the pre-Fed decision landscape.