Wholesale inflation much hotter than expected as soaring energy costs threaten price hikes through holidays

Impact · against what's priced in

The PPI beat is marginally negative for WMT and COST, as it validates existing market concerns about margin compression. While both companies are already priced for significant diesel and macro headwinds, the scale of the September wholesale jump suggests these pressures are intensifying heading into the holiday season.

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Challenges what's priced in

The price assumes