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December PPI: Wholesale Inflation Eases, Beating Market Expectations

December’s Producer Price Index revealed encouraging signs for inflation control, with wholesale prices rising less than anticipated at 3.3% annually and 0.2% monthly, falling below economist projections of 3.5% and 0.4% respectively. While core prices, excluding volatile food and energy components, edged up to 3.5% year-over-year from November’s 3.4%, they remained below the expected 3.8% increase. The data arrives at a crucial moment as markets assess the Federal Reserve’s potential rate decisions for 2024, with current projections showing limited likelihood of rate cuts until at least mid-year. This report, coupled with upcoming CPI data, will be pivotal in shaping expectations for monetary policy adjustments, particularly given recent strong labor market indicators that suggest the Fed may need additional evidence of cooling inflation before implementing rate cuts.

 

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