A big unknown ahead of the September CPI is how much the government shutdown, which started Oct. 1, impacts the data. Ten days later, statisticians at the Bureau of Labor Statistics were called back to work to complete the report.

Inflation last month rose at an annual rate of 3%, coming in below economists' forecasts as the impact of President Trump's tariffs remain muted.

BLS releases US CPI data for September, making it a key report for Fed's interest rate decision as shutdown halts other data.

Stocks rallied Friday as investors weighed the latest data on inflation from the consumer-price index (CPI). The Dow booked its biggest weekly percentage gain since July.

September CPI came in softer than expected, with both headline and core inflation easing from August levels. Click here to read what investors need to know.

Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Friday, October 24, including the release of September's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report delayed by the ongoing government shutdown,

Friday's consumer-price index report likely leaves the Federal Reserve on course to cut interest rates next week and to maintain a soft bias favoring another cut at the meeting after that. Fed leaders

The commonly cited headline CPI figure, 3%, is also above the Fed’s target rate, but it’s pretty meaningless. It just compares the prices in September with the prices in September of last year — so it’s totally backward looking and out of date.