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  "id": 6768799,
  "title": "US Core CPI Tops Forecasts, Bolstering Case for Rate Hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-core-cpi-tops-forecasts-bolstering-case-for-rate-hike",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-11/us-core-cpi-tops-forecasts-backing-case-for-rate-hike-video"
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  "summary": "A key gauge of US consumer prices rose by more than expected last month, bolstering the case for Federal Reserve officials to raise interest rates next week. The consumer price index, excluding food and energy, climbed 0.3% in August from a month earlier, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.2% increase. On an annual…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "US core inflation up more than forecast, bolstering case for hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-core-inflation-up-more-than-forecast-bolstering-case-for-hike",
        "published": "2026-09-11T13:31:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Stocks, Bonds Rise as US Core CPI Tops Forecasts Bolstering Case for a Rate Hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/stocks-bonds-rise-as-us-core-cpi-tops-forecasts-bolstering-case-for-a",
        "published": "2026-09-11T14:46:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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