Hotter us inflation leaves the market gunning for rate hikes
中文标题
美国通胀升温，市场押注加息
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
September US core CPI rose 0.3% MoM/2.6% YoY, above the 0.2%/2.5% consensus, with shelter, airfares and used vehicles adding pressure and gasoline up 9.1% MoM. Markets now price a 45% chance of an October Fed hike, up from about 20%. ING still expects a December hike followed by a long pause, but sees risks skewed toward more tightening, partly offset by benign 3% wage growth and a weak housing market.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 10/14/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Fed Policy
- Time horizon
- Not explicitly stated
Key arguments
- Core inflation was hotter than expected on shelter (0.4% MoM), airfares (1.2%), used vehicles (0.7%) and a 9.1% MoM gasoline jump.
- An October hike is probably not imminent given official comments, but futures now assign a 45% chance versus about 20% before the data.
- The Strait of Hormuz and the tech/AI data-centre rollout add price pressure that Fed hikes can barely address.
- Benign 3% wage growth, a cooling housing market and a lighter tariff regime argue for an eventual reversal, though risks skew toward more hikes first.
Key numbers
- Headline CPI MoM
- 0.6%
- Headline CPI YoY
- 3.7%
- Core CPI MoM
- 0.3%
- Core CPI YoY
- 2.6%
- October Fed hike odds
- 45%
Main risks
- Risks are skewed toward the Fed raising rates higher than ING's December-hike-then-pause forecast.
- Strait of Hormuz disruption keeps refined fuel prices rising, risking broader inflation pass-through.
- The tech/AI data-centre rollout adds price pressure that monetary policy can only weakly counter.
Corresponding source evidence
We'd suggested we saw slight upside risk to the core figure with the details showing the largest component by weight, shelter, coming in hotter at 0.4% month-on-month after three consecutive softer prints, averaging 0.2% MoM.
In terms of the outlook for inflation, much hinges on what happens with the Strait of Hormuz.
That said, Federal Reserve rate hikes will have limited impact on these two price drivers.
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