Knee-Jerk Market Reaction Fades On Mixed US Inflation Print
US inflation printed below expectations for a fifth consecutive month in June as tariff-led price increases in core goods categories were offset by softness in the services sector and in automobile costs. According to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning, the core consumer price index – with highly-volatile food and energy prices excluded – rose 2.9 percent in June from the same period last year, up 0.3 percent on a month-over-month basis, accelerating from the prior month’s 0.1-percent pace, but undershooting consensus estimates among economists polled by the major data providers ahead of the release. On...