Ark Investment: A Few Things Worth Noting Before the September Interest Rate Meeting

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17/08/2026
Ark Investment published an article listing five leading indicators and the latest data to closely monitor in August that could signal the direction of year-end inflation: Will the core consumer price index fall below 2% before December? Will the US dollar index rise to 102.6? With the supply surplus dominated by the UAE increasing, will oil prices continue to decline? Will the unemployment rate for young people aged 16 to 24 drop below 7.5% this year? Will the University of Michigan consumer confidence index rebound to above 65?