S. Africa Inflation Ticks Up, Benign Outlook Backs Rate Cut

South African inflation edged up slightly in December, but that’s unlikely to deter the central bank from cutting interest ...
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US Inflation Traders to Use Untested Fallbacks for Missing CPI

The $7 trillion market for securities linked to US inflation will employ fallback mechanisms for the first time after the longest government shutdown in history derailed economic data collection. The ...
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South Africa Cuts Rates After Lower Inflation Goal Endorsed

South Africa’s central bank resumed its easing cycle as it trimmed its inflation forecasts following the formal adoption of a 3% inflation target. The six-member monetary policy committee unanimously ...
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Euro-Zone Inflation Near 2% to Seal Deal on ECB Rate Hold

A euro-zone inflation reading that’s likely to stay close to 2% should be enough to satisfy officials that they can avoid tweaking interest rates in December. Consumer prices probably rose 2.1% in ...
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Fed’s Miran Says ‘Underlying’ Inflation Close to Target

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran again argued the central bank’s policy stance is unnecessarily restrictive on the economy, pointing to his benign outlook for inflation and warning signs in the ...