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PPI comes in hot: +0.7%, +3.9% core YoY

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 The big news this morning is an unexpectedly hot inflation report. The Producer Price Index (PPI) ...
Bitcoin fell to $72,390 following the release of February wholesale data, as the producer price index rose 0.7% from the previous month.
The Producer Price Index jumped 0.7% in February 2026 - the hottest reading since July - as goods inflation reversed sharply, ...
February 2024 saw an unexpected surge in wholesale prices in the U.S., posing fresh challenges for economic policy. The Producer Price Index (PPI) notably exceeded forecasts, indicating sustained ...
The sharp deceleration on a year-over-year basis of the core Producer Price Index and the services PPI in July was a one-time shot. On a month-to-month basis, the Producer Price Index for final demand ...
Earnings season is starting to wind down and the tariff war may be subsiding, but economic numbers never sleep, and we get two inflation oriented reports this week. Tuesday before the market open the ...