The muted 0.1% m/m rise in the core CPI in May is not quite as good as it looks, with our preliminary estimate pointing to a 0.20% rise in the Fed’s preferred core PCE deflator ahead of the PPI data tomorrow. Nonetheless, the data highlight that tariff-related costs are not yet feeding through to consumers.
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