Sunday source review

September 13 source review

The last dated desk was August 21. This catch-up covers confirmed releases available by September 13. No posts have been backdated for the intervening days, and no live Bitcoin price is asserted.

Inflation · Sep 11

August consumer prices rose 0.4%

The 12-month CPI increase was 3.4%. Gasoline accounted for more than one-third of the monthly all-items rise. Compare the monthly and yearly measures rather than treating them as interchangeable.

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Producer prices · Sep 10

Final-demand PPI rose 0.4%

The 12-month increase was 5.4%. Producer prices measure prices received by sellers, so they are not a direct forecast of consumer inflation.

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Jobs · Sep 4

August payrolls rose by 162,000

The unemployment rate was 4.1%. Read the revisions and survey definitions before inferring a trend from one monthly release.

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Policy · Sep 1

SEC proposed transfer-agent rule changes

The proposal concerns registered transfer agents; it is not an enacted crypto market rule. Read the release and distinguish proposal from implementation.

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Bitcoin software

Verify Bitcoin Core versions at the source

Before recommending or installing a release, use official version history and release notes. This brief makes no claim about a new September release.

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How to read this desk

Separate publication date from the period measured. The August inflation and jobs releases describe August data published in September. For Bitcoin, compare any market interpretation with verified spot, ETF, and custody evidence before making a claim.

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