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US producer price inflation bounced in July to its highest reading since 2022, data showed Thursday, with underlying signs ...

Producers are already seeing rising costs. The Labor Department's producer price index, a measure of inflation on wholesale ...

A leading inflation indicator surged much more than expected last month, just as the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs started to weigh on American businesses and consumers. New Producer ...