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MNI US CPI Preview: Airfares And Seasonal Factors Seen Leading Modest Core Bounce

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Released on Wednesday at 0830ET, consensus puts core CPI inflation at 0.2% M/M in August in what’s likely only a minor uptick from unrounded 0.16% M/M readings in both June and July.
  • The main increase is seen coming from airfares after two particularly heavy declines, muddying implications for core PCE seeing as it leans on PPI airfares (to be released Thursday).
  • The Fed’s closely watched core services ex housing measures should firm further, which despite the above could still catch headlines.
  • The market sees very low odds of a hike next week and roughly 50/50 probability of a hike by year-end, from a combination of data and cautiously optimistic Fedspeak. Cut expectations meanwhile are near recent lows, approaching 100bps from the terminal to end-2024 and more closely aligned with the June dot plot.
  • Both PPI and retail sales land the day after on Thursday, before the Sept 19-20 FOMC meeting.

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