The US CPI report for March was released today at 1:30 pm BST. Report was expected to show a steep deceleration in headline price growth as well as slight acceleration in core measure. However, as headline CPI was expected to drop below core CPI for the first time since late-2020, it was the core gauge that was especially on watch today.
Actual report showed headline inflation more than expected, from 6.0% to 5.0% YoY, while core gauge matched expectations by accelerating to 5.6% YoY. It looks like investors acted on softer headline reading with market reaction being clearly dovish - USD slumped while US index futures jumped.
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US, CPI inflation for March
- Headline (annual): 5.0% YoY vs 5.2% YoY expected (6.0% YoY previously)
- Headline (monthly): 0.1% MoM vs 0.2% MoM expected
- Core (annual): 5.6% YoY vs 5.6% YoY expected (5.5% YoY previously)
- Core (monthly): 0.4% YoY vs 0.4% MoM expected
Headline US CPI inflation slowed below the pace of core US CPI inflation in March. Source: XTB, Bloomberg
EURUSD jumped above April 4 highs following softer than expected US CPI data for March. Source: xStation5
US500 caught a bid following US CPI data and is attempting to make a break above the resistance zone ranging between 50% retracement and 4,165 pts mark. Source: xStation5
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