June inflation reports gave Wall Street something it hadn't seen in a while: negative month-over-month readings. These came as energy prices slumped on a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
But that appears to be a one-off occurrence. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the July Consumer Price Index (CPI), released Wednesday morning, showed headline inflation rose 0.1% month over month and was up 3.4% year over year.