Increased inflationary pressures on USAas the annual pace inflation increased to 2.7% in June.
This is evident from the inflation data announced today (15.7.25) by the US Department of Labor. This means that prices are increasing again more intensely. In May, inflation was still at 2.4%. Experts had expected in advance the current increase in consumer prices.
According to data, the inflation core stood at 2.9% in June, compared to 2.8% in May. This calculation does not include the volatile values for energy and food. It is considered a reliable indicator of the underlying voltage of inflation.
The US Federal Bank (Fed) has been trying for three years to reduce inflation to 2% target price by raising interest rates. The Fed last reduced the main interest rate in December. Since then, it has kept it in its range 4.25 to 4.50 percent. Financial markets are awaiting the repetition of interest rates in September.
US President Donald Trump has long been calling on the US Federal Bank to reduce interest rates in the US. However, Fed President Jerome Powell recently canceled this request. The monetary authorities first want to wait and see to what extent the global duties that Trump launched will supply inflation.