US Inflation Slows to 2.4% in September, Strengthening Rate-Cut Bets
US inflation cooled more than expected in September, with the Consumer Price Index rising 2.4% from a year earlier, according to the latest government data. That marks the lowest annual inflation rate since February 2021 and came in below economists’ forecast of 2.6%. On a monthly basis, prices continued to moderate, suggesting that the post-pandemic surge in inflation is easing further. Core CPI, which strips out…