Business inventories in June came in at $2.57 trillion, up 0.3% from the month prior and up 2.1% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said today. Trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments were $1.86 trillion, down 0.1% from the month prior and up 2.2% from a year ago.
New York Fed: Consumer inflation expectations held steady in May
Consumer household inflation expectations in May decreased at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.










