2024-07-12 09:02:20
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US Inflation Falls to 3.0% in June, Setting Stage for Potential Rate Cut
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Analysts are now predicting that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates up to three times this year, rather than the previously expected one or two cuts in 2024. This shift is driven by factors like rising unemployment, falling inflation, and increasing economic strains. The Fed usually makes dramatic rate cuts when a recession is unfolding, but has done so in the past even when a recession was not imminent. The analysts argue the Fed should get ahead of the problem and cut rates sooner ra..
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Fresh Inflation Data Are Expected to Show Continued Cooling
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The upcoming Consumer Price Index data is expected to show continued cooling of inflation, with overall inflation likely at 3.1% in June, down from 3.3% in May. Core inflation, which excludes food and fuel prices, is expected to remain unchanged at 3.4% year-over-year. This moderate inflation data could provide evidence that the Federal Reserve has successfully wrestled rapid inflation under control, as they contemplate when to begin cutting interest rates.
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Inflation falls to 3.0% in June in the United States, paving the way for a rate cut
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Inflation in the United States fell to 3.0% in June, the lowest in a year, paving the way for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates for the first time in four and a half years. Investors expect this to happen in September. The monthly drop in prices is the first since May 2020 and is mainly due to the 3.8% drop in gasoline prices. Although core inflation remains above the 2% target, the central bank is confident that inflation will sustainably move towards that target.
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The rise in food prices moderates to 4.2% in June, the lowest since December 2021
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General inflation in Spain has moderated to 3.4% in June, with a 4.2% increase in food prices, the lowest since December 2021. This reflects the Spanish economy's ability to reconcile economic growth with price moderation. However, the cost of electricity has increased by 14% year-on-year, mainly due to the base effect and the need to use combined gas cycles to meet demand.
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