# Watch U.S. CPI This Week as December Rate-Hike Bets Build — Trade Nork

> Markets were awaiting the October U.S. CPI release, while expectations of a Federal Reserve rate increase in December approached 80%. Stronger employment data and a rise in core PCE inflation to 3.1% from 3.0% were cited as factors supporting those expectations.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T15:10:17.484Z
- Category: macro · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87662-watch-u-s-cpi-this-week-as-december-rate-hike-bets-build-trade-nork
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of higher U.S. rates could strengthen the dollar against the baht, raising the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Thai buyers. The CPI release could shift that currency pressure depending on the result.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-01-17 | [Dollar edges up as traders assess Fed rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43326-dollar-edges-up-as-traders-assess-fed-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [Dollar holds near two-week high as bets rise on September Fed rate hike \| Markets News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18081-dollar-holds-near-two-week-high-as-bets-rise-on-september-fed-rate-hike-markets.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2026-06-18 | [US dollar rally builds as hawkish Fed meeting stokes rate-hike bets \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11517-us-dollar-rally-builds-as-hawkish-fed-meeting-stokes-rate-hike-bets-the-straits.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2018-09-24 | [Canadian borrowers will feel this week's U.S. interest rate hike: Don Pittis \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63276-canadian-borrowers-will-feel-this-week-s-u-s-interest-rate-hike-don-pittis-cbc.md) | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2026-06-23 | [Dollar Hits Highest Since November as Fed Rate Hike Bets Strengthen - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11990-dollar-hits-highest-since-november-as-fed-rate-hike-bets-strengthen-bloomberg.md) | +0.3% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- tradenork.com: https://tradenork.com/news/us-october-cpi-due-tuesday-rate-hike-bets-approach-80-percent

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