US Core CPI Rises in January on Firmer Services Costs
Affected assets and topics
INFLATION
Why it matters
The US core CPI rose 0.3% in January, driven by firmer services costs, indicating a moderate increase in underlying inflation.
Article tone
Neutral
How the article is written, as reported by the source.
Expected market reaction
Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 70% confidence.
Evidence trail
Evidence
Source
Bloomberg
Claim
US Core CPI Rises in January on Firmer Services Costs
AI inference
Bearish · 70%
Generated
2026-02-13 13:53
AI provenance
Technical identifiers
- Provider tag
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Analysis version
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Article id
- 45626
Original source
Underlying US inflation accelerated in January by the most since August as the core consumer price index increased 0.3% from December, boosted by a pickup in services costs. Compared with January of last year, the measure rose 2.5%. Michael McKee breaks down the numbers on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.