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Inflation surged more than expected
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Wall Street braced for another inflation checkup after Tuesday's consumer price reading spurred traders to pare bets on Fed rate cuts in the coming months.
CPI data reveals inflation trends, with core at 2.9%. Service sector inflation rises, suggesting the Fed may hold rates steady through year-end. Read more here.
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of President Trump’s tariffs. It will play into decisions by the Federal Reserve about when and whether to cut interest rates and comes as the president and his team have ramped up their pressure campaign on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, a top economic advisor to Trump, on Monday rebuked concerns about tariff-related inflation. The Fed, Hassett told CNBC, has been "very, very wrong" in its assessment of a potential resurgence of price increases.
A busy week ahead for investors will see inflation data, the debate about the Fed's next move, and the start of second quarter earnings season all come into focus after a flurry of trade activity last week.
Minutes from the Fed’s June policy meeting tease at a looming split over whether and when officials will resume rate cuts.
The emerging divide among Federal Reserve officials over the outlook for interest rates is being driven largely by differing expectations for how tariffs might affect inflation, a record of policymakers’ most recent meeting showed.