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US core CPI rose 0.3% in August 2026, topping the 0.2% forecast and pushing the odds of a September Fed rate hike to near-certainty.

The ECB’s expected rate hike barely moved markets, but Lagarde’s comments and updated forecasts gave euro traders plenty to reconsider.

With the BOC leaning hawkish in its latest policy decision, will the upcoming CPI release tip the scale toward tightening at its next meeting?

Hot U.S. producer prices and a fresh oil rally drove Treasury yields to multi-year highs, sinking stocks for a fourth day and lifting the dollar broadly.

U.S. producer prices rose 0.4% in August 2026, matching forecasts, but annual wholesale inflation climbed to 5.4% as an energy surge complicated the Fed’s rate decision.

Fresh trade and inflation numbers out of Beijing this week show why Australia and New Zealand still can’t escape their biggest customer.

Uncle Sam drops its CPI report while Fed policymakers are in their blackout period, potentially leading to a more volatile USD reaction to the numbers.

A deepening Middle East conflict drove crude sharply higher on Wednesday, lifting Treasury yields toward multi-year highs and pressuring stocks ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation report.

US Treasury chief Scott Bessent dared traders to bet against the yen, claiming inside knowledge of Bank of Japan policy ahead of its September 17-18 rate decision.

With an ECB rate hike already priced in, the euro’s reaction may hinge on Lagarde’s inflation outlook and policy guidance.

An oil rally on a fresh Houthi assault in Saudi Arabia pushed stocks and bonds lower, while the yen hit a six-month high on BOJ hike bets.

Real yields, not headlines, explain most of gold’s swings this year. Here’s how to read the relationship before Friday’s CPI.

The Fed is silent as a crucial inflation report threatens to reshape expectations for September’s finely balanced interest rate decision.

Oil surged on Iran strikes and Hormuz tanker scares while central banks jockeyed, then a blockbuster US jobs report handed the dollar the wheel late Friday.

Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August 2026, badly missing forecasts for a 15,000 gain, as wage growth slowed and US tariffs pressured export industries.

U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August 2026, far above forecasts, with unemployment steady at 4.1%. A strong report now raises Fed rate-hike odds.

The tool behind every “traders now see a 50% chance of a hike” headline isn’t based on a poll. It actually refers to a price. Here’s how two Fed officials moved it in opposite directions within a week.

Canada’s August jobs report lands alongside US NFP, setting up Friday’s key test for CAD and competing central bank outlooks.

The BOC held rates steady, but one missing phrase sent the Loonie higher and changed what markets expect next now.

The RBNZ raised its Official Cash Rate to 2.75% on September 2, but NZD/USD fell anyway. Here’s the “sell the news” mechanic every new trader should understand.