The economic forecast is getting bleaker by the month. In July, wholesale inflation rose at the fastest monthly pace since June 2022. The producer price index jumped 0.9% from June to July – more than four times what economists expected.

While the overall reading on consumer prices was steady, a measure excluding food and energy categories rose to 3.1%.

Producer prices in July rose faster than forecast across the board, giving investors and the Federal Reserve an inflation surprise just over a week out from Fed Chair Jay Powell's crucial Jackson Hole speech.

The stock markets were unanimously pleased with the latest CPI inflation print. Check out my key takeaways from the latest CPI inflation report.

July’s Consumer Price Index report showed an acceleration in “core” prices that strip out volatile food and energy items.

The annual inflation rate held steady in July as President Donald Trump's tariffs had less of an impact on some consumer prices than forecasters expected, but the details had a few devils as the key "core" inflation gauge accelerated.

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate slowed slightly to 21.88% in July 2025, marking a modest retreat from the previous month’s figure

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