A duo of softer inflation reports this week is prompting investors to expect that the Federal Reserve won’t hike interest rates at its next meeting in September.
The consumer price index — the most closely watched inflation gauge — and the producer price index were released this week, and both showed inflation coming down. Because inflation is moving down, it takes a bit of the pressure off the Fed to raise interest rates quickly.
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