The modest upside surprise to CPI inflation in September was largely due to higher food prices and a rebound in travel-related prices, rather than broad-based gains. Nonetheless, with September’s employment data also coming in a little hotter than expected, the CPI report does present a risk to our forecast that the Bank will cut interest rates again this month.
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