Webcaster — macro text edition
Assembled 17 October 2026 · Local pre-release edition

Edition text
This edition separates three reference periods. September CPI increased 0.6% over the month seasonally adjusted and 3.7% over twelve months before seasonal adjustment. September payroll change was +29,000 and unemployment was 4.2%. Second-quarter real GDP growth was 2.2% annualized in the third estimate. Sources are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The release dates were 14 October, 2 October and 30 September 2026 respectively. Release dates are not a shared observation period. These measures describe different things; they do not establish a market forecast or explain Treasury moves.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index Summary and Employment Situation Summary for September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Q2 2026 GDP third estimate.

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Source links
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — September 2026 CPI
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — September 2026 employment
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Q2 2026 GDP, third estimate
https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/gdp-third-estimate-industries-corporate-profits-state-gdp-and-state-personal-income-2nd