October 2026 CPI: Inflation Firms, December Fed Hike Looms
October’s CPI came in a touch hotter than consensus, with headline up 0.4% and core up 0.3% month over month.
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BREAKING — Realtor.com Research reports that October's consumer price index landed slightly above expectations, with headline inflation rising 0.4 percent and core inflation up 0.3 percent on a monthly basis. Price pressures remain widespread across categories, and the bond market has responded decisively: futures now price in a December Federal Reserve rate increase as a near-certainty, and the resulting climb in Treasury yields has reversed a three-week trend of falling mortgage rates.
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Source: Realtor.com Research, “October 2026 CPI: Inflation Firms, December Fed Hike Looms”. Read the original →
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