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US September PPI runs red hot at 1.3% m/m vs 0.6% expected

October 15, 2026 · 1 min read · Pardip Bansal

US PPI red hot: +1.3% m/m vs +0.6%

US data

ReleaseActualFcstPrior
PPI m/m+1.3%+0.6%+0.4%
PPI y/y6.3%5.4%-
Core m/m+0.7%+0.3%-
Core y/y5.0%4.4%-
Retail m/m+0.8%+0.3%-
Ret exauto+0.9%+0.5%-
Claims199k200k-
Philly Fed20.928.0-

above fcst below in line

Likely impact price up price down

Rates
  • US 2y, yield up: hike odds reprice
FX
  • DXY: wider rate gap
  • EUR, GBP, AUD vs USD
Commodities
  • Gold: higher real yields
⚠️ Positioning check Hot data supports the dollar, but positioning is mid-range, so the move is not crowded (DX net long, 63rd percentile). EUR is net short, among the largest in 3y (6th percentile), and GBP net long sits near a 3y low (10th): further EUR/USD and GBP/USD downside may run out sooner than the data suggests. US 2y: net short, among the smallest in 3y (98th).

Assets: US 2Y yields, DXY, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, Gold

What it means Second hot inflation print in two days; Fed tightening case back at the centre of the dollar view.

FO view: A pipeline print this hot, a day after a 3.7% CPI and alongside strong spending, keeps the Fed tightening case at the centre of the dollar view and tests the post-CPI fade in the dollar and long bonds that we scored this morning.

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