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Investors are bracing for faster price increases. That could be bad news for the Trump administration.
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Investors should expect only a temporary hit to inflation from oil market risks – strategist
Drew Matus, chief market strategist at MetLife Investment Management, believes current geopolitical risks will cause only a temporary spike in inflation rather than a lasting economic disruption. In an interview with CNBC,
The hope at the start of the year was that U.S inflation would slow and give the Federal Reserve the scope to cut interest rates again. The consumer price index for February was compiled before the conflict with Iran,
Brazil’s annual inflation eased slightly less than expected in February, days before the central bank is expected to kick off monetary easing.
Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year.
SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - Brazil's 12-month inflation slowed in February to its lowest level in almost two years, official data showed on Thursday, potentially paving the way for the central bank to kick off an easing cycle next week despite the recent spike in oil prices.
India's inflation for February is within central bank's comfort level range but policy action is unlikely due to rising global energy prices