US CPI m/m comes in at 0.1%

The US Consumer Price Index month over month (CPI m/m) for August was released today, August 13, 2026, at 05:30 UTC. The actual figure came in at 0.1%. No consensus forecast was available for comparison with this release.

Following the data, the US Dollar experienced varied movement against major currencies. One hour after the release, AUDUSD was up 8.0 pips, EURUSD was up 7.2 pips, GBPUSD was up 3.2 pips, and NZDUSD was up 9.3 pips. USDCAD was down 4.5 pips, USDCHF was down 5.3 pips, and USDJPY was down 11 pips. Gold, XAUUSD, was down 14 pips one hour post-release. These measured 1-hour movements were generally small when compared to the historical median 1-hour moves for these pairs after past CPI releases. For instance, EURUSD typically sees a median 1-hour move of 21 pips, and XAUUSD typically sees a median 1-hour move of 51 pips.