Marketplace · Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Richard Di Chizelle of Investment Firm William Blair cautioned that recent inflation data does not provide an 'all clear' signal, suggesting a rate increase in September is still possible. He cited elevated consumer expectations of inflation as a key concern for the Federal Reserve.
“It was clearly better than expected. But I don't think it gives us the all clear signal.”
“The softness of this report suggests that we won't have a rate increase at the end of July. But it doesn't take a rate increase off the table for September.”
“For one thing, he says, consumer expectations of inflation are still elevated. And the Fed may need to hike rates to fight that.”