Producer prices in July rose faster than forecast across the board, giving investors and the Federal Reserve an inflation surprise just over a week out from Fed Chair Jay Powell's crucial Jackson Hole speech.

The Producer Price Index saw its biggest monthly gain since June 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.

Producer prices increased by the most in three years in July, suggesting a broad pickup in inflation was imminent. "This is a kick in the teeth for anyone who thought that tariffs would not impact domestic prices in the United States economy,

The producer price index for July suggests companies may be feeling the sting of inflation and consumers could be next.

Domestic producers are “raising prices in line with the protection tariffs are providing them,” said a construction economist, a move that could further stoke inflation.

U.S. producer prices rose sharply in July, driven by broad increases in service and goods costs, signaling renewed inflationary pressures.

The surprise PPI reading, driven by the biggest monthly gain in core since 2022, further muddies the central bank's September decision to hold or cut rates in September.

US stock futures hovered around the flatline as Wall Street awaited another pulse check on inflation after Tuesday's tepid figures sent rate-cut bets and markets soaring.