CPI Inflation May Run Hot, But It's Not Real (Live Coverage)

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INFLATION REPORT

Why it matters

The upcoming CPI inflation report for December is expected to show a rebound from November's artificially low inflation rate, which was affected by the government shutdown. This may lead to a slight decrease in S&P 500 futures. The report's impact on market sentiment is uncertain.

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Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Neutral Confidence 70% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on neutral sentiment with 70% confidence.

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Evidence
Source Yahoo Finance
Claim CPI Inflation May Run Hot, But It's Not Real (Live Coverage)
AI inference Neutral · 70%
Generated 2026-01-13 13:13

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

The consumer price index for December, due out at 8:30 a.m., should see some payback from November's largely fictitious plunge in the inflation rate due to a hole in the data caused by the government shutdown. S&P 500 futures are slightly lower ahead of the CPI after Monday's record closing high. November's report showed the 12-month core CPI inflation rate unexpectedly skidding to 2.6% from 3% in September.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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