📉 US inflation cools off in June! Prices rose by 3% over the last 12 months, marking the slowest inflation rate in a year, thanks to lower petrol prices. 🚗💨
- This is the third consecutive month of falling inflation, easing financial pressures on households and potentially paving the way for a Fed rate cut as early as September.
- The Fed's key lending rate has been over 5.3% since last year, a near two-decade high.
- From May to June, prices actually dropped 0.1% - a first in years!
What's your take on this? 🤔 Do you think we're on track for a September Fed rate cut?
On the flip side, grocery prices are up 1.1% since June 2023, and housing costs have climbed 5.2%. 🏠🍞
Despite this, the White House sees this as progress, given the economic dissatisfaction caused by rising living costs and interest rates.
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