2.5% Core Inflation: Victory or False Alarm? | S3 E128 | 03-11-26

Markets with Megan: A Quick Financial Markets Update · Mar 11, 2026 · 3m · transcript

The latest inflation report came in right on expectations, but the underlying data tells a more complicated story.

In today’s episode of Markets with Megan, Megan disects the February Consumer Price Index (CPI) report and what it means for inflation, interest rates, and the Federal Reserve.

🚨 Topics Megan Covers:

• Headline inflation rises 2.4% year-over-year

• Core inflation comes in at 2.5% year-over-year

• Energy services jump 3.1% month-over-month and 10.9% year-over-year

• Medical care services rise 4% year-over-year

• Services inflation excluding shelter remains elevated at 3.3%

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