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US CPI inflation release: July 2026 data

12 August 2026 · macro statistics · confidence: confirmed · status: scheduled · impact 4/5 · EU relevance 5/5

Why it matters

US CPI is the single print that most moves Fed expectations — and with them the dollar, global yields and the ECB’s imported-inflation and rate-differential calculus.

What to watch

• Headline and core m/m versus consensus; the 12-month rate versus the Fed’s 2% goal.
• Shelter, energy and tariff-sensitive goods components.
• Fed-pricing and EUR/USD reaction, and read-across to ECB rate-path expectations.

Result captured

US CPI, July: +0.1% m/m seasonally adjusted; 3.4% over the last 12 months. Source: BLS news release.

Expected beforehand: Dow Jones consensus expected US CPI to rise 0.1% m/m in July 2026 and 3.4% year-over-year; both headline readings landed exactly on forecast.

Briefing

This result—a 3.4% year-over-year headline rate below consensus and a near-flat monthly print—removes near-term Fed-cut urgency and narrows the dollar's downside, forcing the ECB to recalibrate its rate-differential assumptions and delay any aggressive easing pivot.

Sources

• BLS CPI news release (current)
• BLS CPI release schedule

Themes: Politics, Economy, Trade · Regions: United States, Global, EU · Actors: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve watchers, Rates and FX markets, ECB policy analysts

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