Overview
  • The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, is expected to show a 2.5% gain from a year ago.
  • If that ends up being accurate, it would bring the gauge back to its May 2025 level — a month after President Donald Trump enacted his “liberation day” tariffs that many thought would send prices spiraling higher.
  • A light reading for January could give Federal Reserve policymakers more confidence that they can lower their benchmark borrowing rate without risking another inflation burst.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/the-january-cpi-inflation-report-is-due-out-friday-morning-heres-what-its-expected-to-show.html