{"id":13145,"date":"2026-08-15T06:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backcom.io\/?p=13145"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:05:57","slug":"what-is-cpi-impact-on-forex-gold-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backcom.io\/en\/what-is-cpi-impact-on-forex-gold-crypto","title":{"rendered":"What Is CPI? How the CPI Index Affects Forex, Gold & Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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What is CPI?<\/strong> CPI (Consumer Price Index) measures how the price of a basket of goods and services paid for by consumers changes over time. It is one of the most important inflation indicators, and its release regularly triggers sharp moves across forex, gold, equities and crypto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For traders, what matters is not simply whether CPI rose or fell, but how the actual figure compares with the market forecast<\/strong> \u2014 alongside Core CPI and expectations for Fed monetary policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, Backcom.io explains what the CPI index is<\/strong>, how it is calculated, the 2026 US CPI calendar, and how the data moves the USD, EUR\/USD, gold (XAU\/USD) and Bitcoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is CPI? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CPI stands for Consumer Price Index<\/strong>. It reflects the average change over time in the prices consumers pay for goods and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the United States, CPI is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)<\/strong>. CPI-U, the index for urban consumers, covers more than 90% of the US population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can view the official data at U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics \u2013 CPI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n