#CPI&JoblessClaimsWatch Consumer Price Index (CPI) – March 2025

• Overall monthly CPI: increased only 0.1%, reducing the annual inflation to 2.6% (down from 2.8% the previous month).

• Core CPI: rose 0.3% month-on-month, bringing the annual rate to 3%, its lowest level since April 2021.

This suggests that inflation is gradually easing, which could influence the Federal Reserve to maintain or even lower interest rates in the coming months.

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Unemployment Benefit Claims

• Initial claims: 225,000 new claims were recorded, a slight increase from 219,000 last week.

• Continued claims: are still on the rise, indicating that those who lose their jobs are taking longer to find a new one.

This could be a sign that the labor market is gradually cooling.

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Impact on Markets

After the report, S&P 500 futures fell 1.8%, reversing part of the strong rise from the previous day (9.5%), which had been driven by a pause in tariffs between the U.S. and China.