Inflation, stocks, home sales and more

The U.S. government might be shut down (still), but Week 43 of 2025 generated plenty of pertinent news to peruse. Despite the ongoing impasse in Washington, the Bureau of Labor Statistics managed to produce its September Consumer Price Index data. The key report, which is used to calculate inflation and followed closely to determine potential rate cuts, showed that prices climbed a bit slower than expected, to the tune of 0.3% last month.