THE U.S. CORE CPI ROSE 0.3% IN AUGUST AND 2.4% Y/Y, WITH OVERALL PRICES UP 0.4% AND 3.4% ANNUALLY ON HIGHER ENERGY COSTS, REINFORCING BETS THE FED MAY HIKE WEDNESDAY — NOW OVER 90% PRICED IN — AS 10-YEAR YIELDS NEARED 5%, WHILE ANTHROPIC PICKED NASDAQ FOR ITS IPO AND OPENAI SAID IT WON'T GO PUBLIC THIS YEAR.

US core CPI rose 0.3% in August, with overall prices up 0.4% driven by higher energy costs, exceeding expectations and reinforcing market pricing for a Federal Reserve rate hike. This inflation data transmits directly to monetary policy expectations, increasing the probability of a Fed hike this week to over 90%. Consequently, US Treasury 10-year yields are nearing 5%, reflecting a repricing of interest rate differentials and a hawkish shift in Fed policy outlook. Traders will closely monitor the Federal Reserve's statement following Wednesday's meeting for confirmation of future rate path intentions.

The US Dollar (USD) is the world's primary reserve currency and the base for most forex majors. Headlines about Federal Reserve policy, US macro data (CPI, NFP, GDP), and Treasury yield shifts typically drive USD pair direction within seconds of release.

HIGH-impact news is typically a market-moving event with multi-pip or multi-percent intraday reactions. Examples include central bank rate decisions, major CPI/NFP releases, geopolitical shocks, mega-cap earnings beats/misses, and regulatory announcements. Traders typically position-reduce or hedge ahead of scheduled HIGH-impact events, and follow the wire in real time to react to unscheduled ones (war headlines, central-bank emergency statements, surprise corporate actions). The Trading News Terminal squawk box reads every HIGH-impact headline aloud the moment it hits the wire — so active traders don't have to stare at the feed.

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