Negotiations to raise the U.S. federal debt ceiling met fresh snags after the White House presented congressional Republican leaders with a list of proposals to reduce the deficit by closing tax loopholes on Monday, which were universally rejected by the GOP.
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand rose 0.2% month-over-month in April, rebounding after the revised 0.4% drop in March but coming in below the expected 0.3% increase, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States came in at 4.9% year-over-year in April, slightly below the 5% increase seen in March and the 5% forecasted by economists.