Thursday’s report on consumer inflation for June is expected to show that the recent firming trend will roll on. Analysts are looking for the year-over-year rate in headline prices to tick up to the fastest pace in over six years. It’s easy to overstate the rebound in pricing pressure, which appears dramatic after flirting with a mild degree of deflation as recently as 2015. But the rise from a low base still leaves inflation at a moderate rate relative to history. Nonetheless, the numbers clearly show that reflation is in progress — a trend that will increasingly ratchet up pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy.
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