Inflation was mild outside of an increase in energy prices in November, a key gauge of prices showed Wednesday. The producer price index for final demand, which measures prices paid to U.S. producers of goods and services, rose by 0.2
A key measure of prices charged for goods and services produced in the U.S. showed that inflation continued to ease in September.
The August producer price report delivered yet another blow to the doomsayers who predicted President Donald Trump’s tariffs would ignite inflation.
Prices paid to U.S. businesses unexpectedly fell in August, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and undercutting claims that the Trump administration’s tariffs would cause inflation to pick up.
The producer price index (PPI) rose by more than 0.9 percent last month, the biggest increase since June 2022.
The June Producer Price Index (PPI) delivered another blow to the inflation hawks who insist tariffs are driving up prices.
Tariffs aren’t squeezing consumers. They’re squeezing foreign suppliers and protecting the American wage base.
April’s inflation reports were supposed to show the U.S. consumers were bearing the burden of President Trump’s new tariffs, but they didn’t.
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Prices paid to U.S. producers of goods and services unexpectedly declined in April, defying predictions that tariffs would reignite inflation. The producer price index for final demand fell 0.5 percent last month, the Labor Department said on Thursday, the largest
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One,” Donald Trump said on the campaign trail last summer.
In his first full month in office, that’s exactly what happened.
Americans are tired of Biden and Powell’s inflationary legacy but it is not yet done with us.
The latest sign that the fight against inflation is not yet won.
The producer price index indicates that inflation is not yet ready to go gently into the night.
A slightly hotter than expected inflation figure for August is the latest reminder that the Fed has not yet restored price stability.
Inflation pressures in the U.S. showed further signs of cooling in July as producer prices rose just 0.1 percent, less than expected.
An inflation election highly favors Republicans.
Bidenflation is not done with America yet.
Another soft inflation report for May.
The producer price index shows that inflation accelerated significantly in April.
Core inflation rose for a third consecutive month, the producer price index showed Thursday.
The producer price index, a key gauge of inflation, surged higher in February, confirming that the pace of inflation has accelerated as the new year has got underway.
Inflation came roaring back in January, putting Fed cuts in doubt.
The financial press once again ignored the details that indicate that the era of disinflation has come to a close and risks of higher inflation are increasing.
Prices paid for goods and services to U.S. producers were unchanged in November compared with October, the Department of Labor said. The producer price index for final demand, which is the Labor Department’s longest-running inflation gauge but less closely followed
Higher energy prices are fueling a sharper than expected rise in prices paid to U.S. businesses, a signal that there’s still a long way to go to tame Bidenflation.
Producer prices rose at a faster pace in July.
The producer price index saw the smallest annual increase since 2020.
Services prices still rising.
The yield curve on very short-term debt issued by the U.S. government is deeply inverted. Could this signal concerns about the debt ceiling?
The index, which measures what domestic businesses are paid for goods and services, rose by 0.2 percent in April. In March, the index fell 0.5 percent.
The Job Creators Network is hammering the Joe Biden administration over Thursday’s producer price index, which rose by 2.7 percent and core PPI, which rose by 3.6 percent.
A big decline in gasoline prices in March drove the overall index down.
Core producer prices, however, are still rising.
Inflation in the prices of goods and services produced in the U.S. rose at the fastest rate since June of 2022.
Weaker-than-expected holiday sales led to deeper discounts from retailers, wholesalers, services businesses, and producers.
The producer price index comes in hotter than expected and revisions show it has been worse than previously thought since September.
Underlying inflation slowed in October but rising gas prices kept the producer price index higher.
“It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked,” Warren Buffet famously said.
Fresh and dried vegetable prices are up 40.2 percent compared with a year ago.
