Shutdown Adds Twist to September CPI Release as Fed Weighs Next Rate Cut

For the first time since 2018, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) will be released on a Friday, and this time, under highly unusual circumstances. The September inflation report, due this Friday, comes amid an ongoing government shutdown that has frozen most other federal data releases. This has left the Federal Reserve with limited insight ahead of its critical October 29 policy meeting. CPI Report Takes Center Stage as Shutdown Halts Other Key Economic Data No other major reports, including jobs and retail sales data, will be published until the shutdown ends source: https://beincrypto.com/shutdown-adds-twist-to-september-cpi/