US producer prices posted their sharpest annual increase in three and a half years in May, as a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran war ...
The producer price index was expected to increase 0.7% in May, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
The inflation story just got another plot twist. Fresh data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed May producer price inflation (PPI) jumped 6.5% year over year, higher than expectations of 6 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of the Iran war. The Labor Department reported ...
US producer inflation rose more than expected in May, reaching its highest annual level since November 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Producer Price ...
May PPI surged to 6.5%, but core PPI missed expectations at 4.9%, suggesting energy drove the spike rather than broad-based inflation. The Fed faces a tough choice: hike rates and risk slower growth, ...