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US PPI Drops 0.3% Fueling Rate Cut Hopes; Oil Surges on Strait of Hormuz Conflict

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  • U.S.
  • producer prices unexpectedly fell 0.3% in June, dragging the annual PPI rate down to 5.5%.
  • While cooling inflation bolsters expectations of Fed rate pauses, reignited Middle East tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have simultaneously pushed oil prices to a four-week high.
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