CPI

2022 - 12 - 13

US dollar flat in calm before CPI and central bank storm (The Business Times)

THE US dollar was steady on Tuesday (Dec 13) ahead of the release of US inflation data and the final Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting of the year, ...

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Inflation Cools Again, Adding to Hope the Worst Is Over (Barron's)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will report November's consumer price index (CPI) reading on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Economists surveyed by FactSet expect that CPI, ...

[ Stocks leapt higher after the data were released. ](https://www.barrons.com/market-data/indexes/djia)

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Futures rise ahead of CPI report, Fed rate decision (Yahoo Finance)

The U.S. Labor Department's CPI data, due at 8:30 am ET, is expected to show prices increased by 7.3% year-on-year last month, moderating from a 7.7% rise ...

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When is the US consumer inflation (CPI report) and how could it ... (FXStreet)

Tuesday's US economic docket highlights the release of the critical US consumer inflation figures for November, scheduled later during the early North.

GBP/USD rose sharply with the initial reaction to the US inflation report and reached its highest level since early June above 1.2400. EUR/USD gathered bullish momentum and advanced to its strongest level in six months above 1.0600 on Tuesday. Eren also outlines important technical levels to trade the EUR/USD pair: “On the upside, 1.0580 (static level) aligns as interim resistance before 1.0600 (psychological level, static level) and 1.0630 (static level from June). The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. This, in turn, should allow the EUR/USD pair to break out of a nearly two-week-old trading range and capitalize on its recent momentum beyond a technically significant 200-day SMA. The purchasing power of the USD is dragged down by inflation. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator on the same chart stays slightly above 50, pointing to a lack of seller interest.” The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page. The yearly rate, however, is expected to decelerate to 7.3% in November from the 7.7% previous. As supply is slow to adjust, the Fed needs to limit demand. Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, is projected to remain steady at 0.3% in November and decelerate to 6.1% on yearly basis from 6.3% in October.

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Coming up: CPI inflation report (MarketWatch)

The consumer price index is expected to rise 0.3% in November, according to economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. Such an increase would lower the.

The cost of food rose 0.5% in November, however, and prices are sharply higher compared to a year ago. They are up 5.1% in the past year, but that’s down from a peak of 12.3% last February. Service inflation is harder to root out because labor is the biggest expense for most companies. Used-vehicle prices fell for the fifth month in a row. Key details: The cost of gasoline declined again and helped pave the way for the slowdown in U.S. The modest rise in inflation in November gave a big lift to stock prices in premarket trades. The Fed views the core rate as a more accurate predictor of future inflation trends. Service inflation minus energy rose 0.4% in November. A gallon of gas costs about the same now as it did before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The so-called core rate of inflation, which omits food and energy, rose 0.2%. That’s the smallest gain since August 2021. inflation in 40 years is receding.

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US CPI data release timings today: What is market expecting Fed to ... (Financial Express)

The November inflation figures will be closely watched by economists, analysts, and investors to see if there has been any impact of rate hikes on price ...

The rate of GDP growth in the third quarter increased, and the labour market appears to be doing well, leaving little room for the Fed to rejoice. The impact of rate hikes on the economy is understandably delayed. The November inflation figures will be closely watched by economists, analysts, and investors to see if there has been any impact of rate hikes on price rises. For the month of November 2022, the CPI data is to be released on December 13, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. A lower inflation print will keep US Fed on its track to slow down the pace of rate hikes and will be a positive signal to the market. US CPI Data Release Time: The November US CPI data will be released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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CPI Report Shows U.S. Inflation Eased in November (The Wall Street Journal)

Price increases have eased this fall from a four-decade high earlier in year, while Federal Reserve continues to move aggressively.

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Nov US CPI cools down, spelling relief for markets (Reuters)

U.S consumer prices barely rose in November amid declines in the cost of gasoline and used cars, leading to the smallest annual increase in inflation in ...

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CPI Report Live Updates: Inflation Eased to 7.1% in November (The New York Times)

The Consumer Price Index figures released on Tuesday are closely watched because they are the first major inflation data to come out each month. But the Fed ...

Along with supply chain improvements, they point to the continued drag on growth from the Fed’s interest rate increases and from a shrinking federal deficit. Administration officials have repeatedly cited progress in unclogging global supply chains to relieve backlogs that pushed up the price of goods like furniture and appliances in recent years. He hailed the report as “news that provides some optimism for the holiday season, and I would argue, the year ahead.” [Rents continued to rise rapidly in November, a sign that inflation remains stubborn in key categories.](#rents-continued-to-rise-rapidly-in-november-a-sign-that-inflation-remains-stubborn-in-key-categories) The index, which measures monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of food commodities, was virtually unchanged from the month prior, and stood just marginally above its value one year ago. The central bank is expected to raise rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, which would represent a slowdown from increases of three-quarters of a point in previous meetings since June. The price of bread rose 2 percent from October, driven in part by higher flour prices, while eggs gained 2.3 percent and lettuce shot up 8.9 percent. Price indexes for fruits and vegetables, cereals and bakery products, and dairy products rose in November, while an index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs fell from the previous month. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose over 3 percent to settle above $80 for the first time in a week. That sort of self-fulfilling cycle is exactly what the Fed is trying to avoid. That is poised to slow down notably in the coming months. For instance, food and fuel price jumps are moderating after climbing rapidly earlier this year, an effect of transportation issues and fallout from the war in Ukraine.

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Consumer prices rose less than expected in November, up 7.1 ... (CNBC)

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in November, according to Dow Jones estimates.

As recently as February, the used cars and trucks index was up more than 40% on an annual basis, the result of higher demand as a microchip shortage caused a backlog in new car production. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.5% for the month, though they were still down 1.9% from a year ago. That gauge was little changed in November but is up nearly 7.3% from a year ago. The central bank has boosted its short-term borrowing rate six times in all, pushing the benchmark up to a targeted range of 3.75%-4%. Inflation spiked in spring 2021, the result of converging factors that took price increases to their highest levels since the stagflation days of the early 1980s. Markets widely expect the FOMC on Wednesday to announce a 0.5 percentage point rate increase, regardless of Tuesday's CPI reading. [roared higher following the report](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/12/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html), with futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 800 points initially before easing a bit. [Falling energy prices](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/08/gasoline-is-cheaper-now-than-a-year-ago-and-could-fall-below-3.html) helped keep inflation at bay. However, the rally lost much of its steam through the session, and the Dow was up just 50 points or so near 2:30 p.m. Food prices, however, rose 0.5% and were up 10.6% from a year ago. The energy index declined 1.6% for the month, due in part to a 2% decrease in gasoline. - The consumer price index rose just 0.1% from the previous month, and increased 7.1% from a year ago, compared with respective estimates of 0.3% and 7.3%.

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November CPI: Inflation rose at annual 7.1% over last year (Yahoo Finance)

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November showed a 7.1% increase over last year and 0.1% increase over the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. Economists had expected prices to rise at an annual 7.3% clip and 0.3% month-over-month, ...

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CPI Inflation November Report Produces Two Alternate Investment ... (Forbes)

This morning's November CPI report adds another notable inflation improvement. The All Items monthly rates fell from October's low, 0.4% rates to: A nominal ...

That was its first roller-coaster undulation that would repeat through the 1970s and finally peak (and trough) in the 1980s. And, as in virtually all past cycles, that growth and those gains will be in different areas than in the past. Swinging the pendulum to easy money, the Fed's new policy immediately gripped Wall Street, and the 1967-68 "go-go" stock market and investment banking activities began in earnest. It was an effective effort, cutting the GNP growth rate (the primary economy measure at the time) significantly and knocking the stock market down sharply. Moreover, as is common when the goal is to make money, contrary information (like last week's "too high" Producer Price Index inflation number) is just forgotten. But in the fall, Wall Street worries about too-much, too-fast emerged, so the Fed reversed before the GNP hit negative real growth (recession) territory and before the inflation rate returned to its 1% to 2% level. What makes the situation complicated is that choice #2 (short-term, Wall Street trend) appears to be replacing #1 (long-term, Federal Reserve trend), but it's not. With Wall Street at the controls and the baggage car forgotten on a siding, it looks ready to assume the lead. "Not yet - be patient," is the reply. Nobody even cracked the binding of the report and reflected on what all those other numbers mean. The November Consumer Price Index inflation report just proclaimed to Wall Street, "You're the winner!" The All Items monthly rates fell from October’s low, 0.4% rates to: A nominal (actual) decline of -0.1% (-1.2% annualized), and a seasonally-adjusted rise of only 0.1% (1.2% annualized).

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Inflation cools in November for the second-straight month (Axios)

Inflation is still way too high, but the data offers some hope that it can ease alongside a still-healthy economy.

[It’s a big week for markets with CPI and Fed on tap](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/12/big-week-markets-cpi-fed) [Yellen says inflation will be "much lower" by end of 2023](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/12/yellen-inflation-lower-2023-end) [inflation under control](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/02/fed-raises-interest-rates-inflation), raising interest rates at a historic clip — moves that risk throwing the economy into a recession. - Officials will likely raise rates by a smaller (but still historically huge) amount following a two-day policy meeting that concludes on Wednesday. On a monthly basis, it rose 0.2% — up 6% over the 12 months ending in November. [inflation reading in October](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/10/cpi-inflation-october), consumer price gains slowed even further last month: the Consumer Price Index rose 7.1% in the year ending in November, down from 7.7% the prior month, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. By the numbers: On a monthly basis, CPI rose 0.1%, slower than the 0.4% in October.

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SNAPSHOT Wall St jumps at open as CPI data calms rate-hike jitters (Reuters)

Wall Street's main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday after a smaller-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices raised hopes that the Federal Reserve ...

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US core CPI posts smallest monthly increase in more than a year (The Edge Singapore)

US stock futures surged and Treasury yields plummeted following the report. The median estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 0.3% rise in ...

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December CPI Report Live: Dow Soars Over 500 Points After ... (The Wall Street Journal)

Stock are soaring and bond yields falling after fresh data showed inflation eased in November. Data showed consumer-price gains slowed to 7.1% last month ...

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US Stocks Soar, Bonds Rally After Soft CPI Data: Markets Wrap (Yahoo Finance)

(Bloomberg) -- US stocks soared and yields on Treasuries tumbled across the curve after data showed prices rose less than forecast last month, ...

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A cooler-than-expected CPI report shows that inflation keeps ... (Fortune)

Consumer prices rose 7.1% in November from a year ago, the government said Tuesday.

And with average wages growing at a brisk 5%-6% a year, price pressures keep building in that sector of the economy. On Wednesday, the Fed is expected to raise its key short-term rate by a half-point, after four straight three-quarter-point increases. [has said he is tracking price trends](https://apnews.com/article/inflation-business-prices-jerome-powell-government-and-politics-9e7fed8f82ffbe9af205ec969e6277af) in three different categories to best understand the likely path of inflation: Goods, excluding volatile food and energy costs; housing, which includes rents and the cost of homeownership; and services excluding housing, such as auto insurance, [pet services](https://apnews.com/article/inflation-health-economy-prices-pets-5e6ab45eb6e3e316a89158bb630a9835) and education. On Wednesday, the Fed is set to boost its benchmark rate for a seventh time this year, a move that will further raise borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. Housing costs, which make up nearly a third of the consumer price index, are still rising. That was down from 7.7% in October and a recent peak of 9.1% in June.

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A 10% pop in the S&P 500 Tuesday? What JPMorgan's trading desk ... (CNBC)

Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Market Data ...

The note then gave the following scenarios: 5% probability — CPI 7.8% or higher — S & P 500 down 4% to 5% 25% probability — CPI 7.5% - 7.7% — S & P 500 down 2.5% to 3.5% 50% probability — CPI 7.2% - 7.4%. — S & P 500 up 2% to 3% 15% probability — CPI 7.0% - 7.2% — "A bullish outcome that could pull terminal rate lower." — S & P 500 up 8% to 10% It's that last scenario that turned heads, even with just a 5% probability assigned. — S & P 500 up 4% to 5% 5% probability — CPI 6.9% or lower — "A print here could be the technical end of the bear market...This would give increasing confidence in projections of headline inflation falling [to] 3% in 2023. JPMorgan reiterated these scenarios again in its note Tuesday and noted that the derivatives markets are pricing in "a larger impact from CPI" than from the Federal Reserve rate decision Wednesday. The trading desk note from JPMorgan — which was sent early in the morning but didn't seem to gain traction with traders until later in the day — noted that the S & P 500 rallied 5.5% in a single day last month when the previous CPI report came in lighter than expected.

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November CPI: Inflation rises 7.1% over last year (Yahoo Finance)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Here are the main figures from the report, ...

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US shares and bonds surge as inflation hits lowest level since ... (Financial Times)

The rate of increase in the consumer price index (CPI) fell to 7.1 per cent last month, lower than the 7.3 per cent forecast by economists and down from 7.7 per ...

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CPI Justifies the Market's Exuberance This Time (Bloomberg)

The latest report won't put to rest the Fed's broader inflation concerns, but there's no question that the outlook is improving drastically.

The numbers showed that core prices — excluding volatile food and energy — rose just 0.2% in November from the previous month. Stripping out the contentious shelter component of the index, core prices actually fell 0.1% on the month. Using a three-month annualized rate to smooth out the month-to-month volatility, the core index excluding shelter suggests an underlying rate of core inflation of just 1% — below the Federal Reserve’s target.

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Why November U.S. CPI data is seen as a 'game-changer' for ... (MarketWatch)

November's softer-than-expected consumer-price index is being described by traders and financial-market analysts as a “game-changer” that demonstrates ...

[TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.205%](/investing/bond/TMUBMUSD02Y?countryCode=BX&mod=MW_story_quote)was heading for its biggest drop in a month while the benchmark 10-year yield [TMUBMUSD10Y,](/investing/bond/TMUBMUSD10Y?countryCode=BX&mod=MW_story_quote)fell to 3.5%. [move in February](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-seen-slowing-down-to-quarter-point-hike-in-february-after-soft-consumer-price-inflation-reading-11670946358?mod=search_headline&mod=article_inline). Stocks and bonds rallied, along [with gold ](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-trades-modestly-higher-as-investors-await-inflation-report-11670937596?mod=search_headline&mod=article_inline)and [oil prices](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-extends-bounce-as-supply-worries-rise-11670933223?mod=search_headline&mod=article_inline), while the Cboe Volatility Index [VIX, -7.52%](/investing/index/VIX?mod=MW_story_quote)of equity-market volatility fell and the ICE U.S. The S&P 500 3.499% [SPX,](/investing/index/SPX?mod=MW_story_quote)was up 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1%. “We were all expecting a softer report, but this is pretty significant and makes people question what the Fed is going to do moving forward,” said John Farawell, head of municipal trading at bond underwriter Roosevelt & Cross in New York. Dollar Index [DXY,](/investing/index/DXY?mod=MW_story_quote)traded -1.14% [at a nearly six-month low](https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-futures-tick-higher-ahead-of-inflation-data/card/dollar-drops-sharply-after-soft-cpi-reading-b6p41lUz0WAxnuA6gVBo?mod=article_inline). Policy makers “tamed inflation quicker than most people thought and we have to see what [Fed Chairman Jerome Powell] says tomorrow,” Farawell said via phone. Stocks [trimmed initial gains](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-stock-futures-inch-higher-ahead-of-crucial-inflation-report-11670924518?mod=market-snapshot&mod=article_inline), however, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average [DJIA,](/investing/index/DJIA?mod=MW_story_quote)briefly traded with a loss on investors’ concern that rates could still be left higher for longer. [CPI data](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coming-up-cpi-inflation-report-11670937380?mod=home-page&mod=article_inline) showed the cost of living rose a scant 0.1% on a monthly basis in November. Those figures came on top of signs of easing price pressures in [October’s CPI report.](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coming-up-consumer-price-index-for-october-11668086355?mod=article_inline) Before Tuesday’s CPI release for November, [Jeffrey Gundlach](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/doublelines-gundlach-sees-chance-u-s-inflation-could-dip-below-forecasts-in-2023-11670870350?mod=search_headline&mod=article_inline), chief executive officer and chief investment officer of DoubleLine Capital, said he expected inflation to dip below forecasts in 2023. has moved past its worst inflation spell in four decades seemed entirely plausible.

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Europe: Shares hit over one-week highs on US CPI relief (The Business Times)

EUROPEAN shares climbed on Tuesday after softer-than-expected US inflation data spurred bets that the Federal Reserve would scale back the size of its ...

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US Plays Down Idea of CPI Leak Following Pre-Report Trading (Bloomberg)

US government officials said they were not aware of any early leaks of closely watched inflation data Tuesday, following a surge of Treasuries buying that ...

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Soft CPI May Boost Disruptive Tech in ARKK (ETF Trends)

Investors looking for the right tech exposure for 2023 may want to revisit the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) following the soft CPI report.

While there are a lot of options out there, an actively-managed strategy like ARKK may be the right ETF when looking at the whole of 2023 and all the innovations that markets might see in the months ahead. ARKK could be a strategy poised for more flows if that becomes the case, offering a particular tech exposure for 2023. ARKK targets firms that would benefit from “disruptive innovations” like improvements to AI, DNA technologies, and automation, to name a few. Mutual funds and hedge funds have pushed flows into stocks that could benefit from an overall rebound, in the latest sign that things may be turning around. The annual rate of inflation dipped from 7.7% to 7.1% in November, the lowest amount since the end of last year and a notable boost for the stock market. [cooler than expected Tuesday,](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coming-up-cpi-inflation-report-11670937380?mod=home-page&mod=article_inline) with inflation rising just 0.1% last month.

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Investors See Asian Stocks, Currencies Rising After US CPI Data (Bloomberg)

The consumer price index reading supports forecasts for the Federal Reserve to reduce the pace of monetary tightening when it meets later on Wednesday. Here's ...

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As CPI Dips, Investors Are More Optimistic than the Fed on Rates ... (Chief Investment Officer)

With the Fed meeting on Wednesday, the futures market continues to believe the central bank will ease soon. Perhaps unwisely, says LPL.

“Markets have rallied three times this year on the expectation of a more accommodative Fed,” Gillum writes. [dot plots](https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20220921.pdf) of members’ predictions. (The Fed will issue a new one Wednesday.) (The new reading was lower than economists’ projection of 7.3% for November.) He anticipates that the December dot plots will show the rate topping out at around 5% at some point next year. But the market may be setting itself up for an unpleasant surprise, by LPL Financial’s estimation.

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Wall Street advances as CPI data eases concerns about interest rate ... (Economic Times)

The stock market expects the FED to loosen the tightrope after the CPI data came out lower than expected.

Investors are looking forward to the Federal Reserve's decision that will come out on Wednesday. [US News](/news/international/us), [UK News](/news/international/uk), [Canada News](/news/international/canada), International Breaking News Events, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) The early trade after data revealed that even though consumer prices barely hiked up, the cost of gasoline and used cars also declined. This all together added to the lowest annual inflation in nearly a year. [Investors Hope for Santa Rally](/epaper/delhicapital/2022/dec/26/et-front/investors-hope-for-santa-rally/articleshow/96502105.cms) [Kochhars’ Arrest a Wake-up Call for Private Banks: Experts](/epaper/delhicapital/2022/dec/26/et-front/kochhars-arrest-a-wake-upcall-for-pvt-banks-experts/articleshow/96502113.cms)

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UK CPI set to slow, Fed set to raise rates by 50bps (CMC Markets)

After going into hibernation after the US November payrolls and services ISM reports, the peak inflation narrative got a fresh lift yesterday when US CPI ...

[EUR/GBP](/en-sg/instruments/eur-gbp) – slipped back to support just above the 200-day SMA but continues to hold above it. [EUR/USD](/en-sg/instruments/eur-usd) – moved through the 1.0600 area pushing up to 1.0673, opening up the potential for a move towards 1.0800. [GBP/USD](/en-sg/instruments/gbp-usd) – managed to push through the 1.2300 level, potentially opening up the prospect of a move towards 1.2750. Later this morning we’ll get to see whether UK CPI inflation has slowed in November, after we hit 40-year highs of 11.1% back in October, with household bills rising by 11.7%, and grocery food price inflation rose to 16.5%, with big increases in the price of staples like milk, eggs, and cheese. While Powell reinforced the narrative behind a step-down in the pace of Fed rate rises in his Brookings speech earlier this month, he may well not be so keen to feed into the markets pricing in a more dovish outlook for rates as we head into 2023, especially when CPI is still very high, and when there is still a material risk that inflation could remain high deep into 2023. This caution is probably well-merited given today’s Fed decision where we are still expecting to see a 50bps rate rise, but where there is a risk that the exuberance of yesterday might not survive first contact with Fed chair Jay Powell’s press conference.

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U.S. inflation subsiding as consumer prices rise moderately in boost ... (Reuters)

The consumer price index increased 0.1% last month after advancing 0.4% in October. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would increase 0.3%.

That could show up in the CPI data next year. The core CPI was restrained by prices for used cars and trucks, which dropped 2.9% and were down for a fifth straight month. The Fed has boosted its policy rate by 375 basis points this year from near zero to a 3.75%-4.00% range. That was the smallest gain in the so-called core CPI since August 2021 and followed a 0.3% rise in October. Owners' equivalent rent, a measure of the amount homeowners would pay to rent or would earn from renting their property, jumped 0.7% after increasing 0.6% in October. Healthcare costs declined 0.5%, reflecting decreases in prices for hospital and related services as well as prescription medication. The tamer inflation readings added to recent reports showing improvements in consumers' inflation expectations in December. The annual CPI peaked at 9.1% in June, which was the biggest increase since November 1981. Food prices climbed 0.5%, the smallest since December 2021, after rising 0.6% in October. That was the smallest advance since December 2021, and followed a 7.7% rise in October. "The broad improvements raise hopes price pressures are easing and the Fed will not have to tighten as much next spring," said Will Compernolle, a senior economist at FHN Financial in New York. Economists still expected the Fed to maintain its monetary policy tightening campaign at least through the first quarter of 2023.

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UK Inflation Eases More Than Expected From 41-Year High (Bloomberg)

Core inflation, petrol and used car prices all softened · Figures unlikely to deter Bank of England rate rise this week.

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Early Morning Call: USD hits 6-month low after CPI and ahead of ... (IG)

Equity markets rose overnight in the Asia-Pacific region, following US and European indices, as US consumer price inflation (CPI) eased more than expected ...

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