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MNI US Inflation Insight, Aug'23: A Second Month Of Disinflationary Progress

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Core CPI inflation was slightly softer than expected in July at an unchanged 0.16% M/M for two months of noteworthy moderation albeit after six months at 0.4% M/M or higher.
  • A second heavy decline in airfares caught the eye and without it the rise in core services ex housing from a flat June would have been larger than the roughly as expected print it registered.
  • The first outright decline in core goods prices away from used cars since Feb 2021 does however support overall disinflationary progress.
  • Near-term Fed hiking expectations softened slightly with just 8bp of cumulative tightening seen over the next two meetings, but with the July PCE report plus the August payrolls/CPI reports still to come.
  • 2024 rate cut pricing was initially little changed once the report was digested having built into the release, before cuts were ultimately trimmed later in the session with a broader fixed income sell-off.

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