Producer Price Index, inflation
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Wholesale inflation much hotter than expected in July — throwing possible wrench into rate cut hopes
The Producer Price Index saw its biggest monthly gain since June 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.
Domestic producers are “raising prices in line with the protection tariffs are providing them,” said a construction economist, a move that could further stoke inflation.
Producer prices in July rose faster than forecast across the board, giving investors and the Federal Reserve an inflation surprise just over a week out from Fed Chair Jay Powell's crucial Jackson Hole speech.
U.S. wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, boosted by a surge in margins that indicates companies are not absorbing