US CPI Falls Slowly

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Koushik Korampalli
October 13, 2024
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  • US YoY CPI inflation fell to 2.4% in September
  • This was a 0.1% drop from August when the figure was 2.5%
  • Expectations thought it would be 2.3% this month
  • Energy fell by 6.8% YoY
  • Core inflation rose to 3.3% from 3.2%
    • Core Inflation removes volatile food and energy prices
  • This is the first result since the Fed cut rates by the larger than expected 50bps
  • US Unemployment is also exceeding economists expectations
    • Americans filing for unemployment insurance jumped to 258,000
    • This is 30,000 more than expected
  • After the release of this data and information that unemployment in the US is worsening, bets for a November rate cut are higher than ever
    • These bets are predicting a 90% chance, compared with the 80% before
    • Fed Projections predicted indicated 50bps worth of cuts before 2024 end
    • Chair Jay Powell also alluded to this being in the form of 2 quarter point cuts.