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US Headline Inflation Reaches 3.7% in September Ahead of Fed Meeting
Consumer price figures for September exceeded forecasts across headline and core measures, marking the final inflation release before the upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released September consumer price index data on Wednesday, showing headline inflation rose 3.7% year-on-year against an anticipated 3.6%. On a month-on-month basis, headline prices advanced by a seasonally adjusted 0.6%, matching projections. Following the release, Bitcoin traded near $82,880, showing little immediate reaction.
The core consumer price index, which removes volatile food and energy costs, climbed 2.6% from a year earlier compared to forecasts of 2.5%, and rose 0.3% month-on-month. The 1.1 percentage point divergence between the headline and core rates represents an unusually wide spread.
While headline figures capture the broad cost of household goods and services, central bankers often monitor core inflation as a clearer reflection of monetary policy transmission, since policy rates cannot directly address supply shocks in energy markets. Although the 2.6% core reading sits above forecasts by one-tenth of a percentage point, it continues a downward trajectory from the 3.0% reported on October 1, arriving just ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision scheduled for October 28.
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