US Core CPI Rises 0.3% in August, Lifting Odds of Fed Rate Hike

The persistence in core prices, rather than the energy-driven headline jump, is what keeps the Fed's tightening path alive, and traders have moved close to fully pricing a hike. That matters most for rate-sensitive corners of crypto and tokenized real-world assets, where yields on competing instruments shape demand. The open question is whether core prints cool in coming months, or whether energy pass-through starts to broaden.