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October CPI has shifted the Fed debate from whether there will be a hike to how large it will be. But before the December 8–9 meeting, there is one more important data point still to come, and it lands this Friday.

PPI: the next trigger that could decide whether the move is 50 basis points

The October producer price index report is scheduled for release on November 13 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. It is the last major inflation release before the December FOMC, and it could determine whether the base case remains a 25 basis point hike or whether the market begins to price a more aggressive step.

The current consensus looks like this:

· PPI final demand month over month: expected up 0.4% after 1.3% in September.
· PPI year over year: expected at 6.6% after 6.3% in September.
· Core PPI excluding food and energy month over month: forecast at 0.3%.
· Core PPI year over year: expected at 5.0%, unchanged from September.

The consensus range for the monthly figure is 0.1% to 0.5%, which itself points to lingering uncertainty. Prediction markets put the average estimate around 6.6% for annual PPI, with the most likely outcome slightly above 6.7%.

Why this matters now. After the CPI release, TD Securities said directly that a December hike is almost certain, but the discussion has shifted to whether it will be 25 or 50 basis points, and the decision on 50 basis points depends on the PPI data and further Fed commentary. If PPI confirms that price pressure at the producer level is not easing, the argument for a catch-up move of 50 basis points becomes stronger. If PPI comes in near the lower end of consensus, the base case of 25 basis points with a strong signal about a possible January hike looks more likely.

How markets may react to PPI: three scenarios

Scenario 1: PPI above expectations. This confirms the narrative that inflation is persistent, and the market-implied probability of a 50 basis point December hike begins to rise. For Bitcoin this is the most sensitive scenario: as an asset with no fundamental yield, it reacts most strongly to changes in real yields, and if the print exceeds forecasts, outflows from Bitcoin could be faster and deeper than from stocks or gold. Gold in this case comes under direct pressure from rising Treasury yields, which could trigger a rapid correction. U.S. equities react with a lag and more moderately; they have support from technology earnings and share buybacks, but if inflation pressure becomes entrenched, that buffer gradually erodes.

Scenario 2: PPI in line with expectations or lower. Market anxiety temporarily subsides. This gives short-term room for risk assets to recover, including Bitcoin, stocks, and gold. However, the fundamental picture does not change: inflation remains above target, and a December hike remains the base case. The point is a softening of expectations about the size of the move, not their cancellation.

Scenario 3: PPI mixed, for example a monthly figure within forecast but an annual figure above. This is the most uncomfortable outcome for the market because it does not give a clear signal. In this case, the reaction may be muted until Fed officials comment, which will likely follow in the coming days and could become the decisive factor for the final assessment before the meeting.

What this means in the context of the already released CPI

CPI has already made a December hike practically inevitable. PPI will not reverse that conclusion. But it can determine the size of the move, and through that channel affect how strongly markets reprice the cost of money. For Bitcoin, stocks, and gold, this means volatility around the Friday release may be higher than around the CPI itself, because this time the uncertainty concerns not the direction of policy but its intensity. And in current conditions, it is intensity that drives the repricing of risk assets.

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