Five in Ten 7/15/22: The Friday Five - Inflation Hotter Than Expected

Inflation ran hotter than expected in June with the CPI up 9.1%, the highest level since 1981, and the Producer Price Index at a near-record 11.3%. Expect the Fed to raise interest rates by as much as 1% later this month to try to cool things down.

5) Inflation increased again in June; 4) Turkey, Saudi Arabia realigning the global chessboard; 3) Shocking declines in birth rates noted in Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan; 2) Accused assassin of former Japan PM apparently motivated by mother’s membership in Unification Church; 1) Alleged rapist of 10-year-old Ohio girl in country illegally.