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🇺🇸 United States: Producer Price Index for August shows some relief — but the Fed has a problem
The latest report on the U.S. Producer Price Index provides a mixed inflation signal.
📊 The key points
• Headline Producer Price Index: +0.4% month-on-month in August
• Annual Producer Price Index: +5.4% year-on-year, compared with 4.8% in July
• Core Producer Price Index: +0.2% month-on-month
• Energy prices: +4.2% month-on-month
• Diesel prices: +24.1% month-on-month
The headline index matched economists’ forecasts, while the core level was more moderate. However, rising energy and services costs keep inflation risks elevated.
Why this matters for digital currencies
A softer core inflation reading could strengthen the case for an easier monetary policy direction—something that is typically positive for risk assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Do you think the CPI will boost or weaken expectations for the Fed’s next move?
Please stay tuned
$VTHO $SAGA $ETHFI
🇺🇸 United States: Producer Price Index for August shows some relief — but the Fed has a problem
The latest report on the U.S. Producer Price Index provides a mixed inflation signal.
📊 The key points
• Headline Producer Price Index: +0.4% month-on-month in August
• Annual Producer Price Index: +5.4% year-on-year, compared with 4.8% in July
• Core Producer Price Index: +0.2% month-on-month
• Energy prices: +4.2% month-on-month
• Diesel prices: +24.1% month-on-month
The headline index matched economists’ forecasts, while the core level was more moderate. However, rising energy and services costs keep inflation risks elevated.
Why this matters for digital currencies
A softer core inflation reading could strengthen the case for an easier monetary policy direction—something that is typically positive for risk assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Do you think the CPI will boost or weaken expectations for the Fed’s next move?
Please stay tuned
$VTHO $SAGA $ETHFI
