The Consumer Price Index for July showed prices rose 3.4 percent from a year ago as the war in Iran dragged on.

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The BLS released July's CPI report, showing inflation cooled for the second consecutive month, falling from 3.5% to 3.4%. Wage growth also slowed.

May PPI surged to 6.5%, but core PPI missed expectations at 4.9%, suggesting energy drove the spike rather than broad-based inflation. The Fed faces a tough choice: hike rates and risk slower growth ...

The producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in May, putting the 12-month wholesale inflation rate at 6.5%, the highest since November 2022. Excluding food and energy, the so-called ...

To preface this discussion, a modest level of inflation is ideal. Since January 2012, the central bank has targeted long-term inflation of 2%. In February, the BLS reported trailing 12-month ...

Consumer and wholesale prices are rising at the fastest rate in three years due to the Iran war Higher prices have forced Americans to be more choosy about what they buy. The surge in gasoline prices ...

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Treasury yields kept falling as U.S. inflation moderated while the U.S.-Iran standoff continued.