一月美国CPI点评：滞后项仍在推动通胀下

Inflation Trends - The CPI year-on-year decreased to 3.0%, while the core CPI fell to 6.1%, indicating a slowdown in inflation driven by lagging factors[3] - The nominal CPI was slightly below expectations due to a significant drop in energy prices and a continued slowdown in used car prices[3] - Core services saw a slight acceleration, primarily due to increases in non-residential costs, but housing costs continued to ease, supporting the core inflation target of around 2%[3] Food and Energy Prices - Food prices adjusted seasonally decreased from 3.6% in the previous month to 3.1%, with year-on-year growth remaining at 3.0%[3] - The energy index adjusted seasonally fell by 4.5%, with a year-on-year decline of 3.1%, significantly impacting nominal inflation[3] - Energy commodities saw a month-on-month decrease of 6.6%, with gasoline prices dropping by 6.1%[3] Core Goods and Services - Core goods, excluding food and energy, showed a month-on-month increase of 0.3% and a year-on-year increase of 1.1%, indicating limited pass-through of tariff-related price increases[3] - Core services, excluding energy services, increased slightly to 3.5% month-on-month, reflecting marginal acceleration in service prices[3] Housing Costs - Housing costs decreased month-on-month by 0.3% and year-on-year by 4.3%, continuing a slow downward trend that limits service inflation[4] - The moderate increase in rent and owner-equivalent rent was consistent with leading rental indicators, supporting the easing of core inflation towards the 2% target[4] Market Expectations - The market's expectations for interest rate cuts remain stable, with CME data indicating a baseline pricing for three rate cuts throughout the year[4] - U.S. Treasury yields fell, with the 10-year yield decreasing to 3.67% and the 2-year yield down to 4.67%[4]