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Editor’s note: This article was updated to add details and context. U.S. producer prices jumped the most since 2022 last month as the Strait of Hormuz energy shock continued to feed through the inflation pipeline, adding fresh concerns over the Federal Reserve’s rate outlook. The rate...

China's factory sector is finally showing signs of life, but ETF investors aren't ready to price in a full recovery just yet. After more than three years of falling factory-gate prices, China's Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.5% year over year in March 2026, marking its first expansion since...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct 2-year Treasury bond yield of 3.95%. U.S. stock futures advanced on Friday after a mixed close on Thursday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading higher in premarket. The S&P 500 index recorded its fourth day of...

All of February's factory cost inflation measures came in lower-than-expected in the Producer Price Index report released Thursday. Economists are weighing in on what it could mean for the U.S. economy going forward.  What To Know: The weaker-than-expected producer inflation report follows...

Producer prices rose less than anticipated in December, offering a potential reprieve for the Federal Reserve as it aims to bring inflation under control without derailing economic growth. The data, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, showed the Producer Price Index rising 3.3%...

The inflation measured on U.S. producer prices rose more sharply than anticipated in November, marking its second consecutive increase and casting a shadow over the broader outlook for disinflation in the economy. In November, the producer price index increased by 3% year-over-year — the highest...

Producer inflation in October came slightly higher than anticipated Thursday, casting doubts on whether the U.S. economy's broader disinflationary trend will hold through the year’s final quarter. Compared to October 2023, the Producer Price Index (PPI) surged to 2.4% last month, up from...

Price pressures on U.S. producers jumped unexpectedly in September, mirroring a similar trend observed in consumer inflation data reported a day earlier. The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose more sharply than anticipated in September, and the August reading was upwardly revised. Core producer prices...

Price pressures faced by U.S. producers eased in August, marking the slowest year-over-year increase since February in data released Thursday. The headline Producer Price Index (PPI) showed sharper-than-anticipated deceleration, while core inflation remained stable. The report mirrored the...

The August Consumer Price Index (CPI) report dealt a sharp blow to hopes of swift and aggressive monetary easing by the Federal Reserve. Speculators who were eyeing steep interest rate cuts may need to temper their optimism as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Sept. 18 approaches...

By RoboForex Analytical Department USD/JPY has retreated from its peak this week, settling at 146.82. The yen gained some strength as the US dollar weakened following July's lacklustre US Producer Price Index (PPI) data. This report bolstered market expectations for a potential 50 basis point...

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After an unexpected uptick in June, July’s Producer Price Index (PPI) posted a welcome decline Tuesday, reinforcing the broader disinflationary momentum in the U.S. economy and adding weight to the case for imminent rate cuts. On an annual basis compared to July 2023, the overall producer...

The Producer Price Index released Friday revealed a higher-than-expected increase in June, surprising investors who had grown confident about interest rate cuts following the sharper-than-anticipated drop in the monthly Consumer Price Index inflation gauge released a day earlier. On an annual basis...

The larger-than-expected drop in the June Consumer Price Index inflation rate has fueled market expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Investors no longer seem to have doubts and are assigning a 91% implied probability that rate cuts will begin as early as September 2024. The...