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The consumer price index increased 0.1% for the month of May, lower than economists' predictions, with the annual rate reaching 2.4%.

The European Central Bank's inflation target of 2% is in reach, ECB President Christine Lagarde was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday. In the interview with China's Xinhua news agency earlier this week which was released on the ECB website,

The latest Producer Price Index, a closely watched measurement of wholesale inflation, rose 0.1% in May, lifting the annual rate to 2.6%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday.

The average hourly earnings for private sector workers in Michigan has increased at nearly the same rate as inflation in the past five years.

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A sustained surge in oil prices is likely to complicate the U.S. fight against inflation. A $10-a-barrel increase would boost year-over-year growth in the consumer-price index by 0.5 percentage points,

Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities risk pushing back the timeline for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts as the US central bank waits to assess any potential impact on inflation, economists said.

Major equity indices, which had been hovering near all-time highs, pulled back as geopolitical risks surged back to the forefront.

Treasury yields are higher Friday, with investors calculating that the surge in oil prices could push up overall inflation and make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. While geopolitical instability can sometimes boost Treasurys as investors look to buy safer assets,