September 10, 2026
United States:
US Producer Prices Rise Most in Three Months on Energy Surge
A measure of producer price inflation showed renewed pressure from rising energy prices last month, potentially adding to the case for an interest-rate hike at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week.
The producer price index rose 0.4% in August from the prior month — the most since May — and 5.4% from a year earlier, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Thursday.
Europe:
ECB Lifts Rates for Second Time as Iran War Drives Inflation
The European Central Bank increased interest rates for the second time since the Iran war broke out in February, responding to signs inflation is set to stay well above 2%.
The deposit rate was lifted by a quarter-point to 2.5% on Thursday, as predicted by almost all economists in a Bloomberg survey.
Asia:
BOJ’s Masu Says Will Continue to Raise Benchmark Rate
The Bank of Japan will continue to raise its benchmark interest rate to ensure that the price trend doesn’t exceed 2%, board member Kazuyuki Masu said, in comments that support widespread expectations that the bank will raise borrowing costs next week.
“The Bank will continue to raise the policy interest rate” given a prevailing price trend very close to 2% and financial conditions that remain accommodative, Masu said Thursday in a speech to business leaders in Fukui, in western Japan.
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