US producer prices for August rose 0.4% from July, matching the consensus, and 5.4% from a year earlier — the fastest annual rate since May, up from a revised 4.8% in July, as last year’s energy declines dropped out of the comparison. The core measure, which strips out food, energy and trade services, rose 0.2%, a tenth below expectations, and 4.6% on t…
Producer prices rise 0.4%, 5.4% on the year, with oil at $105
What today’s PPI and Friday’s CPI actually measure, and why the Fed reads them in this order
