U.S. CPI and Retail Sales Headline the Next Three Days

Scheduled events

The Consumer Price Index is scheduled for Wed Oct 14 at 12:30 UTC, according to bls. Two high-importance macro releases follow on Thu Oct 15: retail sales from the Census is due that day with the time not confirmed, according to fred, and the weekly jobless claims report from the DOL is also scheduled for Thu Oct 15 with the time not confirmed, according to fred; the jobless claims item is flagged medium importance in the calendar. No consensus or previous values are provided in the listings.

• Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC — Consumer Price Index (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)

Where markets stand

As of Oct 9, 20:00 UTC the SPY ETF rose 0.60% from the prior close to $778.57, the UUP ETF rose 0.14% from the prior close to $29.02, the GLD ETF rose 1.57% from the prior close to $384.58 and the USO ETF rose 0.42% from the prior close to $148.20. U.S. 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields stood at 4.75% (dailyChange -2 bp) and 5.22% (dailyChange -6 bp), respectively, with observations dated Thu Oct 8; the Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index was 121.38 (observation Fri Oct 2; stale true). Market prices are from Finnhub; yields and the trade-weighted index are from U.S. Treasury via FRED and the Federal Reserve Board via FRED.

Recent headlines

CoinDesk published the headline "U.S. inflation, Ethereum upgrade talks: Crypto Week Ahead." Reuters ran the headline "Dollar firm near 18-month highs, as Gulf unrest, US inflation keep investors on edge." Cointelegraph published "BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week," and Forexlive ran "Zcash pares losses amid improved risk sentiment as focus shifts to US CPI and Winklevoss ETF approval."

• U.S. inflation, Ethereum upgrade talks: Crypto Week Ahead — CoinDesk, Oct 12, 08:58 UTC
• Dollar firm near 18-month highs, as Gulf unrest, US inflation keep investors on edge — Reuters, Oct 12, 01:51 UTC
• BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week — Cointelegraph, Oct 12, 11:14 UTC
• Zcash pares losses amid improved risk sentiment as focus shifts to US CPI and Winklevoss ETF approval — Forexlive, Oct 12, 10:41 UTC

Sources and data

• CoinDesk (secondary source) — U.S. inflation, Ethereum upgrade talks: Crypto Week Ahead
• Reuters (secondary source) — Dollar firm near 18-month highs, as Gulf unrest, US inflation keep investors on edge
• Cointelegraph (secondary source) — BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week
• Forexlive (secondary source) — Zcash pares losses amid improved risk sentiment as focus shifts to US CPI and Winklevoss ETF approval
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 9, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 12, 12:01 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.