Consumer prices rise 2.7% on the year

The markets will now be most certainly expecting an interest rate cut next month after today’s brand new inflation read. The Consumer Price Index is in line with expectations.

The CPI for July came in at 0.2 percent, which is exactly what the markets were expecting. On the year, it landed at 2.7 percent, which is one-tenth below what analysts were preparing for.

Numbers show shelter costs were the largest contributor to inflation last month.

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