US inflation progress stalls in October
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Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.
Today we lead with news markets are starting to price in the return of US inflation in 2025, and perhaps the end of US Fed rate cuts (although there could still be a last hurrah in December).
In the US, their CPI inflation rate rose to 2.6% in October from 2.4% in September. This is the expected rise but is the first rise in seven months. In March it was running at 3.5%. Energy costs fell in…
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