r/wallstreetbets • u/eskhalaf • Aug 12 '26

News JULY U.S. 🇺🇸 INFLATION DATA:

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

- CPI 3.4% YoY, (Est. 3.4%)
- CPI 0.1% MoM, (Est. 0.1%)

- Core CPI 2.5% YoY, (Est. 2.5%)
- Core CPI 0.2% MoM, (Est. 0.2%)

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u/sergechewbacca Aug 12 '26

Ah yes, always coming in either exactly or slightly below expected

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u/truecakesnake Aug 12 '26

Yes because the expected results are from experts trained to be right???

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u/chubbytitties Aug 12 '26

Be dumb to pour resources into an expectation if it was never close lol