{"id":250085,"date":"2026-11-11T05:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=250085"},"modified":"2026-11-11T05:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:14:32","slug":"us-cpi-shock-inflation-cools-but-not-enough-for-the-fed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=250085","title":{"rendered":"US CPI SHOCK: INFLATION COOLS, BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR THE FED"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 US inflation delivered an unpleasant surprise in October.<\/strong> Consumer prices rose more slowly than in September, but both headline and core CPI exceeded economists\u2019 forecasts, raising fresh concerns about persistent inflationary pressure.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcca The Numbers That Moved Expectations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd34 Headline CPI:<\/strong> +0.4% MoM (forecast +0.3%, previous\u00a0+0.6%)<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd34 Core CPI:<\/strong> +0.3% MoM (forecast +0.2%, previous\u00a0+0.3%)<\/p>\n

Both readings came in 0.1 percentage points above expectations.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd0e What is driving inflation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfe0 Shelter costs increased by\u00a00.3%.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf54 Food prices climbed by\u00a00.5%.<\/p>\n

\u26a1 Energy prices rose by 0.7%, compared with September\u2019s 5.2%\u00a0surge.<\/p>\n

The slowdown in headline inflation is encouraging, but core CPI has now remained at +0.3% for three consecutive months. Underlying price pressures are proving difficult to eliminate.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfe6 The Fed\u2019s December\u00a0Dilemma<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hotter-than-expected figures strengthen the argument for keeping monetary policy restrictive.<\/p>\n

Fed Governor Christopher Waller has already suggested that a 50-basis-point rate increase could be considered if inflation worsens. Today\u2019s report adds weight to the hawkish argument, although it does not guarantee a larger increase.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf0d What Does This Mean for\u00a0Markets?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47 GOLD (XAU\/USD):<\/strong> Higher yields and a stronger dollar could weigh on gold, although geopolitical uncertainty and persistent inflation may provide some\u00a0support.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb5 EUR\/USD:<\/strong> Expectations of tighter US monetary policy could favour the dollar and increase pressure on the\u00a0euro.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc8 US TREASURIES:<\/strong> Investors may demand higher yields, particularly on shorter maturities sensitive to Fed\u00a0policy.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc9 STOCKS:<\/strong> Higher borrowing costs could challenge equity valuations, especially in the technology sector.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfaf THE NORDFX\u00a0VIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inflation is slowing. The problem is that it is not slowing fast\u00a0enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s report reinforces the risk that the Fed will need to maintain restrictive monetary policy for longer than investors had\u00a0hoped.<\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f The next major question is whether a 25-basis-point increase in December will be sufficient, or whether the Fed will consider a more aggressive response.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude80 Stay ahead of market-moving events. Trade Forex, gold and global markets with\u00a0NordFX!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 US inflation delivered an unpleasant surprise in October. Consumer prices rose more slowly than in September, but both headline and core CPI exceeded economists\u2019 forecasts, raising fresh concerns about persistent inflationary pressure. \ud83d\udcca The Numbers That Moved Expectations: \ud83d\udd34 Headline CPI: +0.4% MoM (forecast +0.3%, previous\u00a0+0.6%) \ud83d\udd34 Core CPI: +0.3% MoM (forecast +0.2%, previous\u00a0+0.3%) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":250086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-250085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=250085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/250086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=250085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=250085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=250085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}