Inflation, June
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Tech led US stocks on Tuesday as a key consumer inflation print showed inflation accelerated in June, big banks kicked off earnings season, and Nvidia was set to receive a green light for trade with China from the Trump administration.
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher in June in what economists see as evidence of the Trump administration's increasing import taxes passing through to consumers.
Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and
US stocks turned mixed after June inflation data. Investors now turn to earnings. Nvidia jumps on hopes for China chip sales, lifting Nasdaq to record
US inflation heated back up in June, rising to its highest level in four months, as price increases — including those from tariffs — packed a bigger punch. Consumer prices rose 0.3% last month,
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One of the central criticisms of the U.S. government’s response to the global financial crisis in 2008, and to the Federal Reserve’s decision to embark on its maiden round of quantitative easing, was that it would lead to hyperinflation.
Indonesia also has agreed to purchase billions in U.S. energy, agriculture products and airplanes, Trump said July 15 in a social media post.