Japan wholesale inflation eases slightly to 7.2%, undershooting expectations

The PPI reading was lower than the 7.4% expected by economists polled by Reuters, and was down from a revised 7.3% seen in June.

TOKYO, Aug 13 : Japan's annual wholesale inflation continued its surge in July, data showed on Thursday, highlighting broadening price pressures and reinforcing market expectations of an interest rate hike in September.The producer price index rose 7.2 per cent in July from a year earlier, after a revised 7.3 per cent

Grocery prices in the United States continue to rise faster than policymakers would like. The consumer price index (CPI) increased to 3.4% year on year last month, just one-tenth of a percentage point lower than the previous month, according to data published on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the ag

Grocery prices in the United States continue to rise faster than policymakers would like. The consumer price index (CPI) increased to 3.4% year on year last month, just one-tenth of a percentage point lower than the previous month, according to data published on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the ag