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CPI (Consumer Price Index): what it is and how to trade it
Change in consumer prices. Core CPI excludes food and energy and is watched most closely.
What it measures
Change in consumer prices. Core CPI excludes food and energy and is watched most closely.
How traders handle it
Hotter than forecast inflation usually lifts the currency because it raises rate-hike odds.
Price reacts to the surprise: the actual number minus the forecast. A great number that everyone expected can move nothing at all.
Reading it on the calendar
Each event shows an impact level, the previous figure, the forecast and, once released, the actual. Compare actual with forecast, and watch for revisions to the previous figure.
Frequently asked questions
When is CPI (Consumer Price Index) released?
Monthly; US CPI mid-month at 8:30 am New York.
Which pairs move most on CPI (Consumer Price Index)?
All majors and gold.
How should beginners trade it?
Most beginners should be flat or protected before the release, then wait 15–30 minutes and trade a clean break of the release candle's range. Read Trading the News.
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