#usppirises6.3%yearoveryear ๐๐ฅ U.S. Producer Price Inflation (PPI) surged 6.3% year over year, reaching its highest level since December 2022 and rattling markets! ๐
This shock figure, which exceeded the market's 5.3% expectation, proved that inflation in the production pipeline remains highly sticky. ๐ฅ
๐จ Whatโs Fueling Inflation
๐ข๏ธ๐ฅ Energy on Fire: Energy prices rose 10.8%, while diesel fuelโthe lifeblood of industryโsoared 115.2% year over year!
๐ฅฆ๐ Food Shock: After falling for the past three months, food prices suddenly rose 1.2% month over month this month.
๐ทโ ๏ธ Core Alarm: Core PPI, excluding food and energy, came in at 5.0% year over yearโmeaning inflation has spread throughout the economy.
๐๏ธ Impact on Markets and the Fed
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โ Rate Hike Expectations: The chance of the Fed cutting rates is gone. Markets are now pricing in a 90% chance of another rate hike in December!
๐ป๐ฉธ Tech Rout (Nasdaq): Rising production costs led the Nasdaq to suffer its worst weekly decline in 18 months.๐ช๐ Crypto Under Pressure: As the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields (5.36%) strengthen, short-term selling pressure on Bitcoin and altcoins has increased.
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