2026-08-15
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Money Briefing is still on a break, but we'll be back with more personal finance information for you in the future.
Until then, here's the news moving the markets this week.
Hey, listeners, it's Saturday, August 15th.
I'm Shraddha Dinesh for The Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News in Markets,
our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
Let's get to it.
It was a big week for economic data.
The Labor Department reported that the annual inflation rate fell slightly in July, cooling to 3.4 percent,
while core prices rose by 2.5 percent over the past 12 months.
That reading essentially ties February's for the lowest recorded
since 2021. Wholesale prices were unchanged in July, defying predictions from economists who expected a rise.
Then, on Friday, the Commerce Department reported U.S.
Retail sales fell 0.6% in July, falling short of the small increase economists had forecast.