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Inflation fears surge to highest since ‘liberation day’ as Fed cuts rates

Going into the latest Fed meeting, bond markets were already predicting inflation would average 2.4% a year over the next five years, well above the Fed’s 2% target. After the meeting and Powell’s press conference, that expectation jumped above 2.5%.

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Inflation Ticks Up to 2.9%, but Fed Rate Cut Seems Assured as New Unemployment Claims Surge

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Inflation ticked up in August, but Fed rate cut in play as jobless claims surge

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Why the US is expected to cut interest rates

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce it is lowering the target for its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points.

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Stocks dip, battered dollar recovers as Fed rate cut looms

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What the Fed rate cut will mean for your finances

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U.K. Inflation Holds at High Level Ahead of Bank of England Meeting

U.K. annual inflation stayed at an elevated level in August, likely keeping the Bank of England on wait-and-see mode as it prepares to hold its key interest rate this week. Consumer prices were 3.8% higher than the same month of last year,

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UK inflation stable ahead of central bank rate call

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Sticky UK inflation unlikely to move the needle for Bank of England

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Sterling steady after UK inflation data and ahead of Fed

Sterling held steady against the dollar as UK inflation data reinforced expectations that the Bank of England will keep rates unchanged this week, in contrast to the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is expected to cut rates later on Wednesday.

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Sterling Edges Lower Versus Dollar After U.K. Inflation Data

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UK inflation held steady at 3.8% in August

Powell sees less concern about persistent inflation developing from tariffs

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that recent data point to less concern that new White House tariffs will lead to a spiral of higher inflation. "The case for there being a persistent inflation outbreak is less,

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Map Shows Cities With Worst Inflation

The 12-month inflation rate edged up to 2.9 percent in August, according to data released last week by the Department of Labor.

Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump

Inflation accelerated in August as Americans paid more for gasoline and groceries. Over the last 12 months, consumer prices have risen 2.9%.

Trump says he ‘solved’ inflation. What do Americans think?

A YouGov poll, released earlier this month, found inflation as the reigning issue among all Americans. According to the poll, respondents — including Democrats, independents and Republicans — were most likely to name inflation and prices, at 24%, as well as jobs and the economy, at 14%, as their most important issues.

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Rising inflation and a deteriorating job market puts the Fed and Americans in a difficult spot

Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, and airfares jumped, while a measure of layoffs also increased, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot as it prepares to cut rates at its meeting next week despite persistent price pressures.

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Food prices drive British inflation to 3.8% in August, above US, euro zone

British inflation in August held at 3.8%, official data showed on Wednesday, the highest among major advanced economies and reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will not cut interest rates until next year.

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Ghana Set for Another Jumbo Interest Rate Cut as Inflation Nears Target

Ghana’s central bank is set to deliver another supersized interest-rate cut as inflation is expected to return to its target range before year-end.