**[U.S. PCE Inflation Data Released Today, A Test for Stocks, Crypto, and Trump]** Golden Finance reports that on September 30, according to BeInCrypto, U.S. PCE inflation data is being released today and is regarded as a key factor influencing the market direction in the final quarter of 2026. Economists predict overall inflation will remain at 3.7%, with core PCE expected at 3.3% and a month-on-month increase of 0.3%. The Federal Reserve completed its first rate hike in three years this September, and today's data will determine whether another hike will occur in October. Analysts suggest that if the reading reaches 0.4%–0.5%, it will strengthen rate hike expectations, push up U.S. Treasury yields, and suppress Bitcoin and high-risk altcoins; a softer reading would have the opposite effect. Bitcoin was trading around $84,000 on Wednesday morning, with most mainstream coins under pressure. This data comes just over a month before the midterm elections in November, posing a political test for the Trump administration (whose approval rating, according to polls, has dropped to a career-low of 32%).