The latest data shows inflation is clearly on the backfoot. The June report showed inflation fell for the twelfth month in a row, dropping to 3% year-over-year, in what amounts to the most prolonged period of pullbacks since the early 1980s. The core measure, which takes out food and energy prices, dropped to 4.8% – the slowest rate seen since November 2021. According to Raymond James CIO Larry Adam, an even more noteworthy aspect is that the core measure is now below the current fed funds rate,