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Producer prices soared by 11.3% in June over a year ago as consumers continue to struggle with skyrocketing prices for just about everything.The US Bureau of Labour Statistics released its Producer Price Index data Thursday, which showed a 1.1% increase last month, contributing to a 11.3% increase in the past …

According to the Fed’s Beige Book, released on Wednesday, wages and other prices gains were seen across most of the 12 districts. As for the overall economic outlook; the Fed said that the US economy grew at a modest pace since mid-May but several of the central bank’s regional districts …

The AUD/USD pair has turned sideways after a sheer downside move to Monday’s low at 0.6715 on a risk-off impulse on the market. The asset is hovering around its fresh monthly low as the US dollar index (DXY) has printed a fresh 19-year high at 108.27.The AUD/USD pair is hovering …

US President Joe Biden may use the Cold-War era “Defense Production Act” To stimulate fuel production. Several US news reports have said that Biden is open to using all possible cards and reasonable tools the federal government has to increase fuel production and lower fuel prices for Americans, including the …

The annual pace of inflation in the US rose to 8.6% in May according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics on Friday. That was above the expected reading of 8.3%. MoM, the headline inflation rate was 1.0%, well above the expected …

The annual CPI forecast to be unchanged at 8.3% in May. Core prices expected to drop to 5.9% from 6.2%. Steep oil and fuel price gains in May could push inflation risk upward. Fed tightening policy will be unchanged and eventually markets are expected to react to differentials.April’s small decline …

Gas prices soared higher in the US while demand for gasoline drops before the beginning of the summer driving season. US President Joe Biden warned that Americans will likely feel “Putin’s price hike” at the gas pump in the foreseeable future. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused commodity prices to rise …

Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the covid economy, testing the White House and Federal Reserve. Gasoline prices hover around $4.00 a gallon for the least expensive grade at several gas stations in the nation’s capital on April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Prices …

Britain’s inflation rose to a 30-year high of 6.2 percent last month, official data showed on Wednesday, the highest end of analysts’ expectations. The median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists had called for a reading of 5.9 percent.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics this week reported that the Consumer Price Index, the most widely used measure of inflation, rose 0.8% in February, up 7.9% over the last twelve months. Just after the BLS’s data, the Brookings Institution gathered a host of experts to explain what the latest CPI …