Good news in US inflation report boosts chances Fed won’t hike rates

September 29, 2026 · 8:13 pm 3 sources

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• Good news in US inflation report boosts chances Fed won’t hike rates
  The Guardian · September 30, 2026 15:34
  Traders see an about 35% chance of an October rate hike, down from ​about 45% following White House pressure Good economic news boosted Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed hopes that the Federal Reserve might not hike rates as soon ⁠as…

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• Traders expecting a back-to-back rate hike from the Fed in October may have gotten ahead of themselves
  MarketWatch · September 29, 2026 20:13
  New York Fed’s John Williams says “there is no need for urgency” after the central bank’s September hike.
• U.S. inflation rises again and keeps the pressure on Fed
  MarketWatch · September 30, 2026 12:35
  The main inflation gauge used by the Federal Reserve to set U.S. interest rates rose sharply in August, underscoring why the central bank raised interest rates earlier this month for the first time in three years.