📰 NO PROGRESS COMING ON CORE INFLATION Bank of America economists expect that data out Wednesday will show that the core CPI increased by 0.3% month over month in October, holding the 12-month core inflation rate at 3.3%. That forecast is in line with the consensus forecast in WSJ’s survey and would be the third consecutive month with a 3.3% core reading, showing inflation moving sideways. From here out, inflation risks are tilted to the upside, BofA economists write: “Indeed, we see pro-growth fiscal policy, tariffs, and tighter immigration as potential sources of upside inflation risk over the coming years if they are implemented,” BofA writes

NO PROGRESS COMING ON CORE INFLATION

Bank of America economists expect that data out Wednesday will show that the core CPI increased by 0.3% month over month in October, holding the 12-month core inflation rate at 3.3%. That forecast is in line with the consensus forecast in WSJ’s survey and would be the third consecutive month with a 3.3% core reading, showing inflation moving sideways. From here out, inflation risks are tilted to the upside, BofA economists write: “Indeed, we see pro-growth fiscal policy, tariffs, and tighter immigration as potential sources of upside inflation risk over the coming years if they are implemented,” BofA writes