# MacroUpdate

🇺🇸 🚨 #BREAKING August Inflation Data
•CPI: +2.9% YoY (vs 2.9% est)
•Core CPI: +3.1% YoY (vs 3.1% est)
📈 This is the highest CPI inflation reading since January 2025, signaling a slight firming in price pressures, but nothing unexpected.
🧠 Despite the rise, markets remain confident the Fed will proceed with a 25 bps rate cut next week, as the broader disinflation trend stays intact.
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🌐 #July PPI Beats Expectations 🌐
📊 U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) – July 2025 delivered a strong surprise:
🚀 +0.9% MoM (vs. +0.2% expected) — largest jump since June 2022.
🛒 Services rose 1.1%, driven by wholesale & retail trade margins.
🥦 Goods advanced 0.7%, with fresh vegetables surging nearly +39%.
🔍 Core PPI (ex-food, energy & trade services) climbed 0.6%, highlighting persistent inflationary pressures.
💡 Market Insight:
This hotter-than-expected PPI signals resilient inflation pressure. It challenges expectations for aggressive Fed easing in September — with markets now largely

🇺🇸 #BREAKING 🇺🇸 U.S. Responds to 🇨🇳 China’s Rare mineral & Tariff Threat
Washington isn’t blinking.
Senior officials say the U.S. will stand its ground as 🇨🇳 China vows to resist new tariffs.
“We didn’t start this, but we won’t back down.”
With both sides digging in, the threat of a full-scale trade war is no longer hypothetical, it’s approaching fast.
Markets are rattled. Diplomacy is cracking.
The next move could send shockwaves through Wall Street and Global Markets alike.
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