US October CPI exceeded expectations: headline CPI +0.4% MoM and core CPI (ex food and energy) +0.3% MoM, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. BLS did not publish YoY figures because data collection was interrupted during last October’s government shutdown. This is the final CPI ahead of the Fed’s Dec. 8-9 meeting and should keep pressure on policy; investors price a rate increase at that meeting. Before the release, Fed Governor Waller said a core CPI print of +0.3% or higher could just

US October CPI exceeded expectations: headline CPI +0.4% MoM and core CPI (ex food and energy) +0.3% MoM, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. BLS did not publish YoY figures because data collection was interrupted during last October’s government shutdown. This is the final CPI ahead of the Fed’s Dec. 8-9 meeting and should keep pressure on policy; investors price a rate increase at that meeting. Before the release, Fed Governor Waller said a core CPI print of +0.3% or higher could justify a 50bp hike. The report cites the Iran war, tariffs and a data-center boom among this year’s inflation drivers and shows rising price pressures ahead of midterm elections, where Democrats emphasized cost-of-living and regained control of both congressional chambers.