Prices increased sharply in September in last inflation report ahead of elections
monetary_policyUnited StatesThe Washington Post14 Oct, 15:52 UTC
Context
Prices increased sharply in September in last inflation report ahead of elections The Washington Post Surging gas prices pushed CPI inflation to 3.7% in September. The Fed is watching. Yahoo Finance Wall Street slides as hot CPI data fuels rate-hike bets The Detroit News Inflation rose to 3.7% last month in last snapshot of consumer prices before the midterms CNN US stocks fall further from their record as inflation gets worse AP News
What it means
Causal chain
No clear market signal
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- Direction
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- Exp. move
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- Conviction
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