Cover News Reporter Zhu Ning
On October 13, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing that the US CPI in September rose 8.2% year-on-year, higher than the market expectations of 8.1%, and the previous value of 8.3%; the September CPI rose 0.4% month-on-month, higher than the market expectations of 0.2% and the previous value of 0.1%.
After excluding the volatile food and energy prices, the US core CPI rose 6.6% year-on-year in September, higher than the market expectations of 6.5% and the previous value of 6.3%; the core CPI rose 0.6% month-on-month, higher than the market expectations of 0.4%, and remained the same as the previous value.
The US CPI year-on-year and core CPI year-on-year in September both exceeded expectations, and the core CPI returned to its 40-year high year-on-year, indicating that inflation is still hot.
Market analysis said that the potential inflation pressure in the United States continued to rise in September, strengthening the expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 375 basis points for the fourth time next month. There is even a possibility of a sharp rate hike in December.
As of press time, the Nasdaq futures fell by 3%, the S&P 500 futures fell by more than 2%, and the Dow futures fell by 1.8%.
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