U.S. March CPI & Unemployment Data Release Expected Tonight

The U.S. Department of Labor is set to release its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and initial jobless claims data for the week ending April 5 at 20:30 UTC+8 this evening. The previous year-over-year CPI rate was 2.8%, with analysts forecasting a rate of 2.6% for March. Goldman Sachs predicts that rising auto insurance costs will be the primary driver behind CPI inflation, while tariff pressures are anticipated to have minimal impact on the overall index.