UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Inflation games'

US June consumer price inflation gave some troubling signals about data quality—not only are fewer prices being measured, there is circumstantial evidence that budget cuts mean more prices are being guessed. However, on the basis of the numbers provided, it is clear that President Trump’s trade taxes are being passed through to US consumers—the monthly increase in consumer appliance prices was the fastest this century.