The muted 0.1% m/m increase in core CPI in June strengthens the case for a September rate cut although, while a lot still depends on the PPI data due tomorrow, our initial estimate is that the core PCE deflator increased by closer to 0.2% m/m. The upshot is that this CPI report isn’t necessarily as good as it looks.
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