By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices likely rose solidly for a second straight month in September as households paid more for some tariff-sensitive goods, but firmer inflation was not expected to stop the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates again next week.

The Consumer Price Index report from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday is also expected to show underlying inflation was elevated last month, though costs for services like air travel, hotel and motel rooms probably slowed after surging in August.

The CPI report is being published despite an economic data blackout because of the government shutdown in order to help the Social Security Administration calculate its 2026 cost-of-living adjustment for millions of retirees and oth

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