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July Rate-Hike Off The Table After Producer Price Inflation Drops Most Since COVID
July Rate-Hike Off The Table After Producer Price Inflation Drops Most Since COVID
Following yesterday's much cooler than expected, Goldman's Rich Privorotsky notes that today’s PPI print matters more for the core PCE read-through (Fed's favorite inflation indicator), particularly healthcare and financial services.
While May's headline PPI print was hot, core was cooler than expected, and June's data release today was expected to show no change in headline producer prices.
In fact, like with CPI, headline Producer prices actually saw deflation (-0.3% MoM), equaling the biggest monthly decline since April 2020. The...
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