Olek and the charging bull on Wall Street

A list of short pointers on fees and how investors can minimize them.

The Producer Price Index, which measures the change in wholesale prices, rose 2.6 percent in June year over year—its largest increase in 16 months. By contrast, the Consumer Price Index, which tracks consumer prices, showed that the pace of inflation slowed in June. Markets shrugged off the conflicting data, instead embracing the cooler CPI data.

The increasingly confrontational developments related to cross-border commerce have pushed all major equity benchmarks and sectors into the red, as well as the greenback.

This week brings numerous critical events, including key economic reports, significant Treasury auctions, major central bank decisions, high-profile earnings, and a court case reviewing presidential tariffs.