PPI
Wholesale Inflation Surge: PPI Jump of 0.5% Rallies Fears of Consumer Price Spikes, Testing Fed Resolve
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Producer Price Index (PPI) report for February early this morning, March 26, 2026, revealing a startling 0.5% monthly increase in wholesale inflation. This figure significantly overshot economist expectations of a modest 0.2% rise, sending shockwaves through a market already on edge