high impact US inflation Wednesday · August 12, 2026 · 12:30 UTC

US CPI (July 2026 data)

Name: US CPI (July 2026 data)
Start: 2026-08-12T12:30:00Z

Released · Aug 12, 12:30 UTC

AI pre-release briefing

Markets lack consensus on the July 2026 US CPI, with no prior data or forecasts available. A hawkish surprise—CPI significantly above expectations—could strengthen USD, pressure BTC, and trigger S&P 500 declines, signaling prolonged rate hikes. A dovish surprise (CPI below expectations) might lift BTC and gold while weakening USD, reflecting reduced rate-hike expectations. Historical patterns show equities typically fall on hawkish CPI, while gold and USD react inversely to inflation surprises.

Generated by Gemini at 2026-08-11T07:55:48Z. Scenarios, not predictions.

Result — from the issuing agency

Indicator: Core CPI, less food and energy (SA index)
Reference month: July 2026
Value: 336.789
Prior month: 336.065
Change MoM: +0.22%
Change YoY: +2.47%

Source data (BLS) · Our analysis · Ingested 2026-08-12 23:05 UTC

Indicator: CPI, all items (NSA index)
Reference month: July 2026
Value: 333.918
Prior month: 333.952
Change MoM: -0.01%
Change YoY: +3.36%

Source data (BLS) · Our analysis · Ingested 2026-08-12 23:05 UTC

These figures are reproduced as published by the issuing agency. The preview below was written before the release and may not match the outcome.

This calendar's AI — verified 30d hit rate 43.0% (92/214 decisive, neutrals excluded) · misses included Public ledger →

Source: BullBear.news Economic Calendar
Event: US CPI (July 2026 data)
Scheduled: 2026-08-12T12:30:00Z
Country: US
Importance: high
Result: Core CPI, less food and energy (SA index) — 336.789 (MoM +0.22%) (YoY +2.47%)
Result source: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0L1E?period=2026-July
Result: CPI, all items (NSA index) — 333.918 (MoM -0.01%) (YoY +3.36%)
Result source: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SA0?period=2026-July

Cite as: BullBear.news, "US CPI (July 2026 data)", 2026-08-12. https://bullbear.news/events/2026-08-12-us-cpi-july-2026-data

Index levels and rates above are the issuing agency's published values, reproduced unchanged. Period-over-period and year-over-year changes are computed by BullBear from those values — BLS and BEA publish the levels; the percentages are ours. Core CPI year-over-year is derived from the seasonally adjusted series, which can differ from the figure in the BLS news release. Any commentary on this page is ours and is not part of the release.

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US CPI (July 2026 data)

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