The US reported an acceleration in annual inflation in June to 2.7%

Annual inflation in the United States accelerated to its highest level since February, 2.7%, according to the results of June. This was announced on July 15 by the Trading Economics portal with reference to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"The annual inflation rate in the United States accelerated for the second month in a row to 2.7% in June 2025, which is the highest since February, compared with 2.4% in May and in line with expectations," the publication says.

It is noted that the consumer price index increased by 0.3% over the month, as a result, this figure reached a record in June.

At the same time, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, core inflation, which does not take into account volatile food and energy prices, rose to 2.9% after three consecutive months at 2.8%. This figure was lower than the predicted 3%.

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In May, the Trading Economics portal reported that gold prices rose by more than 1.5%, reaching about $3,350 per ounce, due to renewed trade tensions. It is clarified that such a sharp jump was caused by the proposal of US President Donald Trump to impose a 50% duty on imports from the European Union.