Inflation Prints Higher, Further Reducing Easing Bets
Consumer price growth accelerated in the United States last month, reducing the Federal Reserve’s scope for manoeuvre as it eases policy settings, and further depressing odds on a second outsized rate cut at next month’s decision. According to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning, the core consumer price index – with highly-volatile food and energy prices excluded – rose 3.3 percent in September from the same period last year, up 0.3 percent on a month-over-month basis. This was slightly above consensus estimates among economists polled by the major data providers ahead of the release, which had...