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'Cooler' Than Expected US CPI Data Leaves Fed On Track For Rate-Cuts
With vol markets fully clenched, this morning's much-anticipated CPI print (no matter how full of guesstimated data) is sure to prompt an initial flurry of trading activity but as we detailed in our preview, absent some major outlier, is likely to be mostly irrelevant with rate-cut expectations now fully pricing in 2 x 25bps cuts for the rest of the year. As a reminder, this data was supposed to originally be revealed on Oct 15 and would have been indefinitely delayed had the White House not intervened with a demand that the BLS recall staff and figure out what the number is and report it today at 8:30amET. Just as ... (full story)
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From finance.yahoo.com | Oct 24, 2025
A fresh reading Friday showing that inflation cooled slightly in September is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course for another quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut next week amid continued concerns about the job market. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocked in at 3% for the month of September, a tenth of a percent lower than expected but ...
Prices that people pay for a variety of goods and services rose less than expected in September, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday that is the only official economic data allowed to be released during the government shutdown. The consumer price index showed a 0.3% increase on the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 3%. ...
The US government may be trending toward its longest shutdown in history, but the diligent employees of the Bureau of Labor Statistics are nonetheless working without pay to deliver the September CPI report – hats off to them! While the effort of the BLS employees is admirable, this month’s CPI report is unlikely to lead to any seismic shifts in markets. In ...
