The CPI report showed consumer prices fell month-over-month. Plus: Credit card spending, pork lobbyists, and the Humphrey-Hawkins Act.

Fresh CPI figures showed that consumer prices actually fell 0.4% month over month in June.

June CPI fell 0.4% month-over-month, the steepest drop since April 2020, sending Fed rate-hike odds tumbling and easing pressure on crypto markets.

The surprisingly strong CPI numbers mean the Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting in July.

The CPI report showed consumer prices fell month-over-month. Plus: Credit card spending, pork lobbyists, and the Humphrey-Hawkins Act.

June CPI shows cooling inflation with a 0.4% decline. Fed rate hike in September at 0.8% YES.