October 14, 2026
United States:
US Consumer Prices Rise by Most Since April in Broad Advance
US consumer prices advanced in September at the fastest pace in five months and a gauge of underlying price pressures rose by more than expected, keeping the squeeze on household budgets ahead of November’s midterm elections.
The consumer price index rose 0.6% from a month earlier, driven by a surge in fuel costs, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Wednesday.
Europe:
ECB Not Seeing Second-Round Inflation Effects, Lagarde Says
Elevated euro-area inflation driven by high energy prices is yet to feed into the broader economy, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.
ECB officials are determining “how much indirect effects are traveling through the economy, and see how best we can anticipate if second-round effects are showing up,” she said at a CNN event in Bangkok, where she’s attending the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting.
Asia:
China’s Producer Prices Jolted by Oil as Inflation Rebounds
China’s producer inflation swung higher last month, as escalating hostilities in the Middle East sent oil prices surging past $100 a barrel and goods related to AI became more expensive.
Prices at the factory gate exceeded most estimates and jumped 5% from a year earlier, reaching their fastest since 2022, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
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