Official: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Sticky-Price CPI Up 3.1 Percent in October
Talk about picking an awkward time to take a day off, eh? Wall Street was left licking its wounds yesterday after the hotter-than-expected US inflation data sent Treasury yields surging and stocks tumbling.
Chronology
Heads up: US bond market closed for Veterans Day as stocks face a hot CPI hangover
Talk about picking an awkward time to take a day off, eh? Wall Street was left licking its wounds yesterday after the hotter-than-expected US inflation data sent Treasury yields surging and stocks tumbling.
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US consumer prices rise above expectations in October
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month after advancing 0.6% in September.
Reduced historical snapshot. The full archived contents could not be verified.
US consumer prices rise above expectations in October
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month after advancing 0.6% in September.
Reduced historical snapshot. The full archived contents could not be verified.
US consumer prices rise above expectations in October
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month after advancing 0.6% in September.
Reduced historical snapshot. The full archived contents could not be verified.
US consumer prices rise above expectations in October
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month after advancing 0.6% in September.
Reduced historical snapshot. The full archived contents could not be verified.
Reporting
- Heads up: US bond market closed for Veterans Day as stocks face a hot CPI hangover
Talk about picking an awkward time to take a day off, eh? Wall Street was left licking its wounds yesterday after the hotter-than-expected US inflation data sent Treasury yields surging and stocks tumbling. And just as traders are trying to make sense of the fallout, the bond market is going to be off on a holiday. A reminder and a quick heads up that today is Veterans Day in the US, meaning the bond market will be closed while stock markets will remain open as per usual. As such, that makes for a rather peculiar setup after yesterday's market reaction to the inflation numbers. Headline inflation came in at 0.4% m/m in October against the 0.3% expected, while core inflation rose by 0.3% m/m versus estimates of 0.2%. And that was enough to reignite concerns over the Fed potentially having to tighten policy more aggressively in December, especially after Fed governor Waller warned about pe
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We’ve updated our Sticky-Price Consumer Price Index tool, an inflation measure for goods whose prices change relatively slowly, with new data.
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Social context
- The 2025 US Government shutdown made it hard to look at the just-released CPI figures on a year-over-year basis. I used the September and November 2025 numbers as a base instead. And the numbers show inflation rising anywhere from 3.8 to 4.2% in the past year, effectively double the 2% target.
The 2025 US Government shutdown made it hard to look at the just-released CPI figures on a year-over-year basis. I used the September and November 2025 numbers as a base instead. And the numbers show inflation rising anywhere from 3.8 to 4.2% in the past year, effectively double the 2% target.
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