Goldman Sachs Asset Management stated that the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was "encouraging," and that controlled core inflation strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged at its September meeting. Lindsay Rosner, head of global fixed income at the firm, noted that the report further indicated a slowdown in underlying inflation. However, another inflation report will be released before the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, so the outlook could still change. For now, the in-line CPI data supports the Federal Reserve's pause on rate hikes.