US August unadjusted CPI YoY prior 3.4%; institutional median forecast 3.4% YoY.
Broad clustering at 3.3–3.4%, with ING at the high end (3.5%). US August
unadjusted core CPI YoY prior 2.5%; institutional median forecast 2.4% YoY.
Forecasts cluster 2.3–2.5%: Citi, Jefferies, TD and U.S. Bank at 2.3%;
Scotiabank and Sparta Capital at 2.5%; most major houses (including Barclays,
BofA, Goldman, JPM, Morgan Stanley, UBS, HSBC) at 2.4%.