##  [# Hot Reads: Consumer Inflation Rises Again](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-consumer-inflation-rises-again) 

 

# Hot Reads: Consumer Inflation Rises Again

 

 

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[**Consumer Inflation Rises Again**](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-inflation-rises-sharply-again-in-august-and-remains-at-30-year-high-pce-shows-11633092039) (MarketWatch)

The Personal Consumption Expenditure Index, a key Fed indicator, climbed 0.4% in August.

[**Gensler Reiterates Support For Bitcoin Futures ETFs**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/gary-gensler-sec-review-of-bitcoin-futures-etf-applications-2021-9) (Business Insider)

The SEC chair repeated his stance at a Financial Times conference.

[**ESG Reporting Standards On Horizon, Strategists Say**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/esg-reporting-standards-are-on-the-horizon--strategists-say-64207.html) (FA Magazine)

However, international cooperation is necessary to develop international ESG standards.

[**Oil Falls Ahead Of Key OPEC+ Meeting**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-set-sixth-weekly-gain-065829745.html) (Yahoo Finance)

The world is facing an energy crunch, and pressure is on to release supply.

[**How To Co-Invest Better**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1ttb9cs4443vg/How-to-Co-Invest-Better-According-to-BlackRock) (Institutional Investor)

Some tips from BlackRock’s alternatives head.

[**The Broken Clock**](https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-broken-clock/) (Of Dollars &amp; Data)

Investment gurus predict market crashes all the time, but pay attention to how often they get it right.

[**DeFi App Compound Accidentally Gives $90M To Users**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/defi-protocol-compound-mistakenly-gives-away-millions-to-users.html) (CNBC)

The app’s founder is threatening to report users to the IRS who don’t return the funds.

[**Have Retail Investors Changed Markets?**](https://www.etfstream.com/features/have-retail-investors-changed-markets/) (ETF Stream)

One researcher argues that retail traders are “tourists” and enter when the market’s hot.



 

 

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