Price analysis 4/12: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC By Cointelegraph

The March consumer price index climbed marginally by 0.1%, below economists’ expectation of a 0.2% increase and February’s advance of 0.4%. Although inflation is showing signs of slowing, the year-on-year CPI increased by 5%, well above the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

The FedWatch Tool shows a 67% probability of a 25 basis point rate hike in the Fed’s May meeting, but by the end of the year, the majority of the market participants have come to expect rates to be lower than the current level.