[ June 13, 2026 ]
The Consumer Price Index climbed 2.7% from a year earlier in November, down from 3.0% in September and under economist predictions of 3.1%. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, hit 2.6%—its lowest since March 2021—while shelter costs eased to 3.0% and food rose 2.6%. Released after an October government shutdown delayed data collection, the report cheered markets, lifted stock futures and Bitcoin above $89,000, and fueled hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026 to help borrowers.
“Unexpectedly.” Not for those of us who voted for Trump.
Remember all that left-wing panicmongering over Trump tariffs? And now crying about “affordability” but were silent when inflation shot to 9% under Biden. The left HATES you.
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BREAKING: November CPI inflation unexpectedly FALLS to 2.7%, below expectations of 3.1%.
Core CPI inflation FALLS to 2.6%, below expectations of 3.0%.
This marks the biggest drop in US inflation since March 2025.
Inflation was WELL below expectations in November.
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 18, 2025
This is absolutely insane:
Inflation in the US just unexpectedly posted one of the largest monthly declines since 2023.
While a +10 basis point increase in inflation was expected, it actually FELL by -40 basis points.
This puts Core CPI inflation in the US at its lowest level… pic.twitter.com/gjiWID9ZdL
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 18, 2025
US inflation cools to 2.7% in November in first report after government shutdown
By Taylor Herzlich, NY Post, Dec. 18, 2025:
US inflation unexpectedly cooled in November — slowing its pace in the first report since September after a government shutdown disrupted data gathering.
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% in November over the past 12 months, down from 3% in September and below expectations of a 3.1% rise, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
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November’s inflation report did not include monthly figures, since the BLS canceled the October inflation report last month as a record-breaking government shutdown prevented the collection of data.
Last week, the Fed slashed interest rates for a third time this year on price pressures – even as it contends with a weakening labor market.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned last week that upcoming economic data “may be distorted” by the shutdown and should be viewed with a “somewhat skeptical eye.”
This is a developing story.
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