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US Producer Prices Cooler Than Expected In March Despite Surge In Energy Costs
US Producer Prices Cooler Than Expected In March Despite Surge In Energy Costs
The month-over-month change in producer prices had accelerated for five straight months ahead of today's March data, which is expected to surge thanks to Iran-war impacts on energy costs.
Against expectations of a 1.1% MoM rise, March's Headline PPI shocked everyone by rising only 0.5% MoM (equal to the revised lower 0.5% MoM rise in both of the last two months). This pushed PPI up 4.0% YoY (the highest since Feb 2023) but well below the +4.6% YoY...
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Source: Bloomberg
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Source: Bloomberg
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Bessent Keeps Running Tally Of China As "Unreliable Global Partner" - Count Now Stands At Three
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Tuesday that Beijing’s panic hoarding of crude and refined products, while refusing to join the rest of the world in releasing supplies to offset the Gulf energy shock, has now demonstrated for the third time in five years that China is an "unreliable global partner."
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