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US producer prices rose 1.3% MoM in September, the largest monthly gain since March 2022, with PPI at 6.3% YoY; retail sales beat at 0.8%. Despite hot inflation data, the 10-year Treasury yield fell roughly 15bps to around 5.04%, its largest single-day decline in over a year, in a position-driven move likely amplified by CTA short-covering. Equities closed higher; the PHLX Semiconductor Index extended its losing streak to seven sessions amid AI valuation scepticism following Anthropic's pre-IPO disclosure. Gold rose 1.6% to 4171 and silver 3.3% to 57.40.
- Institution
- OCBC Research
- Published
- 10/16/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Fed Policy · US 10Y Treasury
- Time horizon
- March 2022 · December 2021 · May 2025 · April 2027
Key arguments
- US PPI surprised sharply to the upside at 1.3% MoM, the largest since March 2022, with energy driving over 80% of the final-demand goods gain and core PPI ex food, energy and trade services up 0.5% MoM.
- Retail sales beat at 0.8% MoM but were buoyed by a 6.4% surge in gasoline station sales; ex autos and gasoline, sales rose just 0.2%.
- Treasuries rallied despite hot inflation data, with the 10-year yield falling roughly 15bps to around 5.04% in a position-driven move, while Fed hike probabilities remain priced for coming meetings.
- The PHLX Semiconductor Index fell for a seventh straight session, a streak seen only 15 times since 1994, as AI valuation scepticism weighed on chipmakers; defensives and healthcare reached records.
Key numbers
- US PPI MoM (Sep)
- 1.3%
- US PPI YoY (Sep)
- 6.3%
- US retail sales MoM (Sep)
- 0.8%
- 10Y UST yield change
- -12.74bp
- PHLX Semiconductor losing streak
- 7 sessions
Main risks
- Hotter-than-expected PPI and strong retail sales reinforce a higher-for-longer rate narrative that could pressure duration-sensitive assets.
- AI-related volatility and semiconductor weakness persist, with Anthropic's disclosure deepening scepticism over AI valuations.
- MSCI's consultation on reclassifying Indonesia from Emerging to Standalone Market status could trigger index-related outflows, with a freeze on certain index changes already in place.
Corresponding source evidence
Trading was volatile following a sharp jump in producer prices, which added to inflation concerns after Wednesday’s hotter -than-expected CPI report.
On the data front, US producer inflation surprised sharply to the upside, rising by 1.3% MoM in September from 0.5% in the previous month, marking its largest monthly increase since March 2022.
· March 2022Meanwhile, retail sales rose 0.8% MoM in September, above the consensus estimates of 0.3%, with the August print revised higher to 1.3%.
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