PI m/m -0.3% (vs ~0.2% est, +0.6% May) — Biggest drop in months; Core PPI +0.1% (vs +0.8% May); YoY 5.5% and Core 5.1% both cooling

Fundamentals · 2026-07-15

Headline PPI m/m -0.3% June (vs ~0.2% est, +0.6% May); Headline y/y 5.5% (vs 6.0% May); Core PPI (ex-foods/energy/trade) m/m +0.1% (vs +0.8% May); Core y/y 5.1% (unchanged); Final demand goods -1.4% MoM (largest since July 2022); Energy -6.4%; Gasoline -12.0%; Diesel -18.0%; Fuels/lubricants retailing margin +13.0%

What Is This?

• What it is: BLS Producer Price Index — wholesale/factory-gate prices measuring inflation at the seller level, one day after CPI's -0.4% shock and Warsh's hawkish testimony pushback.
• Why it matters: Second consecutive disinflation confirmation — CPI + PPI both cratering makes Warsh's "still plenty of work to do" framework much harder to defend into late July FOMC.

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Summary

PPI dropped 0.3% MoM in June — a major disinflation confirmation the day after CPI's -0.4% shock. Consensus was +0.2%. Headline PPI YoY decelerated from 6.0% to 5.5%, and Core (ex-foods/energy/trade) YoY held at 5.1% with monthly Core easing to +0.1% from May's +0.8% jump. The driver: Final demand goods CRATERED -1.4% MoM — largest 1-month decline since July 2022 — as Iran/Hormuz oil unwind fully passed through wholesale prices. Gasoline -12.0%, diesel fuel -18.0% (processed), jet fuel -17.2%, crude petroleum -12.1%. Final demand energy -6.4% overall. Foods also -0.6%. On services (+0.2%), the notable detail: fuels/lubricants retailing MARGINS jumped 13.0% — retailers pocketing the crude collapse. Trade services +0.4% (wholesale/retail margins expanding), transportation services -0.1%. Underlying core goods ex-foods/energy at +0.2% shows the disinflation isn't purely energy noise. Lands one day after Warsh's "'mission accomplished' is not my view" testimony — that framing now under serious pressure.

Impact on USD

• Bearish — second downside inflation surprise in two days accelerates dovish repricing.
• Warsh's "doubling down on 2%" stance harder to defend with both CPI and PPI collapsing.
• Front-end yields lower; Fed funds futures pricing more cuts into 2026.

Impact on US Indices (ES / NQ / YM)

• Bullish — disinflation + rate-cut trajectory back on = multiple expansion tailwind.
• Long-duration tech (NQ) leading beneficiary; retailer margin expansion (+13.0% fuels retail) supports XRT.
• Consumer discretionary (XLY) benefits from disinflation + rate outlook.

Impact on Gold

• Mixed — near-term inflation hedge urgency trims, but Fed pivot capacity + real yield compression supports XAU.
• Iran ceasefire pass-through complete; stagflation thesis softening on inflation leg.
• Watch $4,300 pivot; positioning between disinflation dovish and Warsh hawkish.

TLDR

PPI Report (June 2026, released July 15):

• Headline MoM: -0.3% (vs ~0.2% est, +0.6% May) — biggest drop in months
• Headline YoY: +5.5% (vs +6.0% May) — meaningful deceleration
• Core PPI (ex-foods/energy/trade) MoM: +0.1% (vs +0.8% May) — big cool
• Core YoY: +5.1% (unchanged from May)
• Final demand goods: -1.4% MoM — LARGEST since July 2022 (-1.9%)
• Energy: -6.4% MoM; Gasoline: -12.0%; Diesel: -18.0%; Jet fuel: -17.2%
• Crude petroleum: -12.1% MoM
• Final demand foods: -0.6% MoM
• Services: +0.2% MoM; Trade margins: +0.4%
• Fuels/lubricants retailing margin: +13.0% (retailers pocketing crude drop)
• Transportation services: -0.1%
• Goods ex-foods/energy: +0.2% (core goods contained)

PPI confirms CPI's disinflation shock — both prints down in two days. Iran/Hormuz oil unwind fully passed through wholesale prices. Warsh's "still plenty of work to do" framework challenged by data. Retailer margins expanding on fuel spread signal consumer prices still sticky. Watch Powell late July FOMC, next NFP August 1, next CPI August 12.

_For informational purposes only. Not investment advice._