{"id":2104,"date":"2026-09-12T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/finance\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2026-09-12T07:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T07:00:47","slug":"breaking-down-the-august-cpi-report-and-the-fed-hike-it-just-triggered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/finance\/?p=2104","title":{"rendered":"Breaking down the August CPI report, and the Fed hike it just triggered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3bpzr1tH1F4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Core inflation rose 0.3% in August against a 0.2% forecast, and the annual numbers landed exactly in line at 3.4% headline and 2.4% core. Going in, futures put a Fed hike next week at about 70%. Michael Reid of RBC Capital Markets argues the Fed should stay on hold, because inflation and debt are already squeezing consumers at the bottom of a K-shaped economy. George Catrambone of DWS says it gets forced into a hike whatever the data shows, and he said so before the number printed.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring:<br \/>\nJulie Hyman, Host, Yahoo Finance<br \/>\nJake Conley, Breaking Business News Reporter, Yahoo Finance<br \/>\nMichael Reid, Head of US Economics, RBC Capital Markets<br \/>\nGeorge Catrambone, Head of Fixed Income and Head of Trading, Americas, DWS<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps<br \/>\n0:00 What the estimates were, and what the Fed was watching<br \/>\n1:00 What number points to a hike<br \/>\n1:32 Why the market and economists disagree<br \/>\n2:30 The K-shaped economy, and who a hike hurts<br \/>\n5:01 The numbers land: 0.4% headline, 0.3% core<br \/>\n5:59 What the bond market did in the first minute<br \/>\n6:44 Where the pressure is showing up in core goods<br \/>\n7:33 Shelter, energy and the July reversal<br \/>\n10:00 When the war stops being something to look through<br \/>\n11:29 How a rate rise actually reaches inflation<br \/>\n13:41 Why equities are near records through all of it<br \/>\n15:38 What a hike does to the long end of the curve<br \/>\n16:36 The deficit, entitlements and a normal rate environment<\/p>\n<p>#CPI #Inflation #FederalReserve #RateHike #Markets #YahooFinance<\/p>\n<p>==<br \/>\nAlphaSpace by Yahoo Finance: A Professional-Grade Investment Platform Built for Everyday Investors.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/about\/promos\/gold\/alphaspace?ncid=100003571<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Core inflation rose 0.3% in August against a 0.2% forecast, and the annual numbers landed exactly in line at 3.4% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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