Oil tops $100 and inflation fears fuel higher odds of a Fed rate hike

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Markets have priced in a 70% chance of a Federal Reserve rate increase next week after August PPI rose and oil moved above $100, with traders also eyeing a possible second hike by year‑end amid stubborn inflation signals, ahead of the CPI data and the Fed’s preferred PCE inflation gauge.
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- Fed, eyeing inflation data, may lean toward a hike, traders bet Reuters
- What a Fed Rate Hike Actually Means for the US Economy and Inflation Bloomberg.com
- Fed's interest rate decision may come down to hair-splitting inflation data Axios
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