Japan’s inflation in June gives the Bank of Japan few reasons for immediate cheer. Headline and core inflation decelerated, even as supply-driven food price pressures remained high. Services price inflation, meanwhile, is stubbornly low, indicating that the “wage-price virtuous circle” is still not playing out in the economy.

The report on producer prices adds to a mixed picture for inflation as the economy adjusts to the imposition of import tariffs.

Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher.

Factory-gate prices held steady in June, surprising economists. The producer-price index was flat last month, the Labor Department said, missing forecasts for a 0.2% rise. The index rose by a revised 0.

Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and

With June's inflation reading coming in hotter than the month prior, the Fed is under renewed pressure to maintain its current target range for the federal funds rate. Analysts now see little chance of a rate cut in the near term. That means HELOC borrowers are unlikely to see significant rate drops anytime soon.

The consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annual basis in June 2025, up from 2.4% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the full impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs is still to come,

Economists’ anxiety about official U.S. inflation data is growing. One major issue: They don’t have the numbers they need to understand the scope of the problem.