Economists are bracing for September’s consumer price index reading–and expect to see that last month delivered more cooling headline inflation data, thanks to low gasoline prices. Numbers that exclude the more volatile food and energy costs could prove stickier,

U.S. Consumer Price Index tops this week's economic reports. Traders and investors will be watching closely for Fed interest rate policy implications.

Key Takeaways Inflation likely stayed tame in September, according to forecasters' expectations of a report scheduled for Thursday.Consumer prices are thought to have increased 2.3% over the year, the lowest annual inflation since February 2021.

India’s retail inflation may have spiked back over 5% in September, after two months under the central bank’s median target of 4%, economists reckoned, as price pressures built up for some food items like vegetables and beneficial base effects from the high inflation last year have begun to dissipate.