US inflation data news: November 2022 inflation rate to be released today

US inflation data news: Amid the fear of global growth and recession, the US inflation data for November month will be released on Tuesday, December 13. The highly-anticipated inflation data comes just ahead of the two-day scheduled Federal Reserve meeting that would decide the magnitude of the next rate hike. The inflation rate would be released at 7 PM IST (1330 GMT).

The US consumer inflation report on Tuesday will set the tone for the market. In addition to the Fed, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also set to announce interest rate hikes, as policymakers continue to put the brakes on growth to curb inflation.

Economists expect core inflation to ease to 6.1 per cent in November from a year ago, compared with a rise of 6.3 per cent the previous month, a Reuters report said.

Risk could be on the upside, after data on Friday showed producer prices had increased faster than expected, fuelling concerns the CPI report may indicate inflation is sticky and interest rates may have to stay higher for longer.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday at its last meeting of 2022, though focus will also be on the central bank's updated economic projections and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

"This week, markets could go anywhere .... A hotter CPI – say 6.4 per cent (and above) and a hawkish set of dots from the Fed and statement from Powell could see funds call it a day for 2022 – risk bleeds into 2023 and funds buy back USD shorts," Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone, said.

Meanwhile, Wall Street equities advanced overnight as investors took an optimistic stance hoping that the now-hefty pace of increases in interest rates will finally slow.

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