Where prices did climb — warehousing and transportation — points to an inventory build. Upcoming CPI will make the inflation picture clearer.

The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.4 percent in November ...

3.2% 1400 Monthly Federal Budget Jan N/A -$22B* Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Feb 8 N/A 219K 0830 Producer Price Index Jan +0.3% (6) +0.2% -- ex food & energy Jan +0.3% (5) +0.0% -- ex food ...

The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% last month from November, down from a 0.4% gain the month before.

Inflation, as measured by the producer price index, rose three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.3% for the year ending in December, hinting that the economy may not yet have vanquished price ...

The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% last month ... WELL ABOVE EXPECTATIONS At least one Wall Street institution, Bank of America Securities, now believes the Fed's easing cycle ...

The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent while the consensus ahead of the release was a rise of 0.4 percent. Final demand prices rose 0.4 percent in November and 0.2 percent ...

US stocks gained after cooler-than-expected producer price index data soothed inflation concerns. The numbers on Tuesday showed wholesale inflation rose 0.2% in December on a monthly basis ...