Jim Cramer’s top things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 13 1. Equities edge down Wednesday morning, as the Labor Department’s monthly consumer price index shows inflation increased more than expected last month. It’s a little hotter, but not terrible — and there’s no bleed of energy inflation into the rest of the economy yet. The S & P 500 was 0.13% lower in premarket trading. Oil prices, meanwhile, continued their ascent, with West Texas Intermediate crude hovering above $89 a barrel. 2. Mortgage applications decreased for the seventh time in eight weeks last week, reaching the lowest level since 1996, according to…