13 August 2024 | 2:07PM EDT Midday Market Intelligence: disinflation-nation US stocks are trading higher on Tuesday as investors digest a softer-than-expected July PPI report ahead of tomorrow's CPI release. back to micro? The producer price index (PPI) increased by 0.1% in July, somewhat below expectations, with the PPI excluding food and energy remaining unchanged (vs. consensus +0.2%) and the PPI excluding food, energy, and trade services increasing 0.3% (vs. consensus +0.2%) (see "USA: Core Producer Pri ...