Lofty June CPI Puts More Pressure on Fed

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee has begun raising the federal funds rate, but the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed no sign of slowing in June, hitting a 40-year high of 9.1%.

This chart uses a logarithmic scale. The Effective Federal Funds Rate number is for the last day of the month.
Chart: CFO Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics Get the data