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US CPI Preview: US Inflation to Confirm September Cut by the Fed?
Today’s release of the US CPI data has a consensus expectation of a 0.2% month-over-month increase for July, which is likely to cement a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September. Approaching the inflation readings in April and May, markets were considerably more anxious due to the March spike to 3.5%. However, the dynamics have shifted following a series of weakening data from the US, along with encouraging signs from the June inflation print, which reached 3%, a one-year low. In response to this softening data, market participants have started to aggressively price in rate cuts from the Federal Reserve as ... (full story)