The September CPI and PPI data delivered a decidedly “discouraging” message for the Fed, to use Chicago Fed President Austin Goolsbee’s words, with core inflation on both measures surprising to the upside. While comments from officials suggest that an October hike remains unlikely, the risks to our forecast of a further 50bp of tightening beyond that clearly lie to the upside.
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