Crypto Markets Prepare for 4 Key Events This Week, Starting with Powell on Monday

Monday has already started with intense volatility, will the rest of the week only increase it?

After a quiet weekend with little to no real price movement, Bitcoin and altcoins could be primed for more fluctuations as the business week unfolds due to several major events in the United States.

Perhaps the two events likely to attract the most attention will take place Monday and Friday.

Powell speaks and jobs report goes online

The key events in Kobeissi’s letter for the coming week are actually seven, but some of them may have no impact on crypto, while the first has already happened: the opening of futures markets in the United States, as well as traditional markets in Asia and Europe. BTC price fluctuations were indeed unleashed as other financial markets faced Trump’s latest statements on the war against Iran.

Another major event of the day is expected to be the speech by the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell. After the second FOMC meeting in 2026, it expressed a hawkish stance regarding interest rates, which led to another BTC correction.

Tuesday will see the release of March consumer confidence data and February JOLTS job openings data, both of which combined could cause some minor volatility for bitcoin.

The most important jobs report of March is due Friday, which typically brings swings in the always-volatile cryptocurrency market.

Key events this week:

1. US Market Futures Open, Iran War Day #30 – Today at 6 p.m. ET

2. Fed Chairman Powell speaks – Monday

3. March consumer confidence data – Tuesday

4. February JOLTS job posting data – Tuesday

5. ADP Nonfarm Employment Data for March – Wednesday

6. March Retail…

– Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 29, 2026

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Impact of war

Aside from the economic events listed above, developments in the war between the United States, Israel and Iran have had the most impact on Bitcoin over the past month. As such, any major changes in this regard are expected to continue to increase BTC volatility.

The latest reports suggest that the United States is indeed preparing to send troops to Iran to seize and control the key oil region of Kharg Island and extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium. Additionally, the WSJ refuted previous reports that the United States and Iran had engaged in direct negotiations to end the war, which would lead to more attacks, casualties, global uncertainty and intense volatility in financial markets.