CPI Rises 0.4%, Core Eases to 2.4%, and Oracle Erases Its Pre-Print Drop

Premarket scan for Friday, September 11, 2026: inflation, oil, Oracle’s backlog surge, and the earnings beats investors refused to reward.

Sep 11, 2026

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Premarket briefing for Friday, September 11, 2026. Written at 8:32 a.m. Eastern.

The scoreboard

Adobe and Kroger were found by the direction-agnostic sweep, not the gap-up screen. Adobe reported after Thursday’s close, so its figure reflects the whole post-print move.

Situational awareness

August CPI rose 0.4% on the month and 3.4% on the year; core rose 0.…

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