Analyst: The premise for the Fed to cut interest rates in September is that the subsequent report will not be too bad

Odaily News Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northern Lights Asset Management, said traders have been closely watching todays consumer price index report, and the Federal Reserve may be more concerned - the internal debate over whether to cut interest rates immediately continues. Fortunately, this mornings report was largely in line with expectations, with core (excluding food and energy) data showing that inflation is under control (for example, the monthly increase was lower than expected, and the annual increase was in line with the consensus expectation of 2.9%). If inflation does remain under control, then the Fed can start cutting interest rates - perhaps as early as September; but if subsequent reports show a different trend, the Fed will have to maintain the current policy for longer. (Jinshi)