US core CPI rises more than forecast, supporting potential Fed rate hike

US core CPI came in above consensus expectations, and the reading has increased the probability that the Federal Reserve could consider raising rates rather than cutting them. The transmission runs through the rate-differential channel: a firmer inflation print lifts expectations for policy rates and real yields, which typically attracts capital into dollar-denominated assets and strengthens USD against major peers. The dollar is the most directly exposed asset, while rate-sensitive instruments such as Treasury futures and short-dated yields reprice first, and rate-sensitive equities face incremental valuation pressure. The next concrete catalyst is the upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index release, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, which will show whether the core CPI surprise is confirmed in the measure policymakers weight most heavily.

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