AI Data Insight
The latest US core CPI-W for Q3 2026 reached 326.541, rebounding from the previous value of 326.108 in Q2 2026 and interrupting the prior downward trend. Although a brief US-Iran ceasefire previously drove down energy costs, core services such as medical services and airfares remain sticky. Against the backdrop of inflation overshoots, the Federal Reserve faces the dual challenges of price stickiness and a slowing labor market.