Goldman Sachs economists in a note estimated that consumers could soon bear up to 67% of tariff costs, up from 22%, thus escalating broader inflation risk. Before the Aug. 14 PPI report, markets were nearly unanimous in pricing a September Fed interest rate cut of up to 0.50%.

Global stocks edged lower on Thursday, with equities on Wall Street ending flat, while U.S. Treasury yields rose after market expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts were shaken by surprisingly strong inflation data.

Crypto Remains in the Spotlight: Investors continue to buy all things crypto. Bullish (BLSH) went public in an IPO yesterday, with its stock soaring from its offer price of $37 to $68 – an 84% gain – but shares had been as high as $118, a 219% rise. BLSH is up another 13% in premarket trading.