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September CPI: a hot core re-arms the Fed's October hike

Sarah Chen
Sarah ChenSenior Macro Analyst
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Published October 14, 20266 min read
Shopping carts recede down a quiet supermarket aisle lined with household goods.
A retail aisle offers a physical stand-in for the inflation reading shaping the Fed's next decision. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

The September CPI print, due at 12:30Z today, is the swing input into the Federal Reserve's Oct 27-28 meeting: a hot core reading re-arms the case for a second consecutive hike, and a benign one locks in the data-dependent hold that weak payrolls already favored. After September's 25 basis point increase took the target range to 3.75% to 4.00%, the committee's October question is not whether it cuts but whether September ended the tightening cycle or began it.

Key Takeaways September CPI lands today at 12:30Z, the last inflation print before the Oct 27-28 FOMC, and sets the hike-or-hold decision. A hot core print at or above +0.3% month over month re-arms an October hike after September's 25b…

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