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September inflation data and the start of earnings season are the highlights for investors this week. The stock market will be open on Monday, but U.S. bond markets will be closed.The unofficial start of third-quarter earnings season comes on Friday, with results from several big banks. Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo will all reporting before the market opens, as will BlackRock and UnitedHealth Group.Other companies publishing results this week include PepsiCo on Tuesday, then Delta Air Lines, Domino's Pizza, Fastenal, and Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday.On Thursday, all eyes will be on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index for September. On average, economists are predicting increases of 0.3% in both the headline CPI and the core CPI, which excludes food and energy components. That would bring the year-over-year inflation rate to 3.6% and 4.1%, respectively, both lower than in August.The BLS releases the consumer price index for September. Economists

Chip Somodevilla The target is 2% inflation over time Here is the key sentence from the June FOMC meeting statement: In determining the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate to return inflation to 2 percent over time, the Committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments. But what is the most important part in this statement that gives the clue about future monetary policy?It's bolded - it's "over-time". The Fed aims to return inflation to 2% over time. What does it mean?It means that the Fed could decide to pause the interest rate hiking cycle with core CPI inflation still elevated at 4.8%, if the conditions are set for inflation to fall to 2% over time. This is essentially what the soft-landing crowd is expecting - the Fed will pause after the July hike to 5.35%, despite the fact that core inflation remains elevated at

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