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 Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand rose 0.9% in July, marking its largest monthly increase since early 2022. The annual PPI increase r

In late July Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the majority of the policy-making Federal Open Market Committee voted to maintain the “wait-and-see” approach to interest rate cuts. The FOMC held the benchmark Federal Funds Rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.5% to monitor the potential impact of tariffs into the U.S. supply chain.

US wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, suggesting companies are passing along higher import costs related to tariffs.

U.S. producer prices increased by the most in three years in July amid a surge in the costs of goods and services, suggesting a broad pickup in inflation was imminent, posing a dilemma for the Federal Reserve.

The producer price index, or PPI, surged last month, far outpacing economists' forecasts and suggesting that President Trump's tariffs are starting to significantly drive up the cost of imported goods.

US producer price inflation rose to its highest since 2022 in July, driven by a 0.9% increase in the producer price index. Services costs surged 1.1%, outpacing goods at 0.7%, as tariffs influence price trends,

U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in July amid a surge in the costs of services and goods, suggesting a broader pickup in inflation in the months ahead.

U.S. wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, boosted by a surge in margins that indicates companies are not absorbing

Domestic producers are “raising prices in line with the protection tariffs are providing them,” said a construction economist, a move that could further stoke inflation.