The December Producer Price Index (PPI) was released today. Producer inflation jumped 1.1% in December. Over the last two years, producer prices have increased at a 4.33% annual rate. Over the last six months, producer price inflation is running at a 6.9% annual rate. Producer inflation is accelerating, yet the Federal Reserve is consumed by the risk of deflation. It’s a head scratcher, is it not?
Jeremy Jones, CFA, CFP® is the Director of Research at Young Research & Publishing Inc., and the Chief Investment Officer at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. CNBC has ranked Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. as one of the Top 100 Financial Advisors in the nation (2019-2022) Disclosure. Jeremy is also a contributing editor of youngresearch.com.
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