September inflation report (CPI) due Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m. ET

September's Consumer Price Index — the main U.S. inflation reading — lands Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m. ET from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I see this as date to watch, not a signal; it tells us when, not what. Mortgage rates, savings rates and markets often move once the figure is out.