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US DATA PREVIEW: It's finally here: 8:30am ET US Sept CPI. MNI economist poll

had 0.6% Sept CPI median estimate following 0.4% energy-related Aug rise.

Analysts expect energy prices to move even higher after Aug 2.8% surge, as

hurricanes' impact particularly on gas, continued; core CPI median: 0.2%. 

- Nomura Lewis Alexander: "Given higher energy prices and a decent increase in

core components, we expect headline CPI to rise strongly by 0.7% (0.672%) m/m in

September, which wld translate into y/y rate of 2.3% (2.346%) on a y/y basis;"

expects Sept core CPI (ex food and energy) up 0.2% (0.235%) m/m.

- Goldman Sachs: 0.6% CPI gain and a 0.2% Core CPI gain. 

- JPM saw 0.6% CPI rise, 0.2% Core CPI gain. 

- Morgan Stanley: 0.7% CPI gain and a 0.2% Core CPI rise. 

- Amherst Pierpont Stephen Stanley: 0.6% CPI, 0.2% core CPI; CPI forecast on

unrounded basis "very low 0.6% and thus cd easily round down to 0.5%" (doesn't

seem results interpretation will differ much between a 0.5% or 0.6% rise.

- CACIB: Lowered CPI foecast to up 0.5% after PPI

- Danske: eyed headline CPI 0.6% and 0.2% Core CPI.