September 12, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Core CPI Falls to 2.4%, Lowest Since March 2021, as Hike Odds Top 65%

A shopper places canned goods, potatoes and a milk carton on a supermarket conveyor belt at dusk while other customers queue at nearby checkout lanes under warm overhead lighting.

Core inflation cooled to 2.4 percent in August, the lowest since March 2021, but a 0.3 percent monthly gain pushed September Fed hike odds above 65 percent.

Mitch Strohm
September 12, 2026