Producer prices in July rose faster than forecast across the board, giving investors and the Federal Reserve an inflation surprise just over a week out from Fed Chair Jay Powell's crucial Jackson Hole speech.

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The Producer Price Index saw its biggest monthly gain since June 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.

Markets ended the week largely unfazed by a hotter wholesale inflation print and signs of firming consumer prices, but some economists warn the underlying story is more concerning than investors seem to believe.

With inflation easing and the labor market cooling, the risks of keeping policy too tight are mounting. The CME Group now puts the implied odds of a September rate cut at 92.2 percent, reflecting growing expectations in the fed funds futures market that the Fed will respond to the softer data.

The producer price index for July suggests companies may be feeling the sting of inflation and consumers could be next.

July’s Consumer Price Index report showed an acceleration in “core” prices that strip out volatile food and energy items.

The official COLA is still two months away, but July's inflation data has led multiple experts to the same prediction.

Japan's core inflation rate in July likely slowed from the previous month but remained above the Bank of Japan's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, adding to pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates.