Inflation Mild,Mid-Atlantic Factories Off
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U.S. consumer prices rose a slight  0.1 percent in August while activity at mid-Atlantic factories  slumped this month, according to reports on Thursday seen  boosting chances of a pause later this year in the Federal  Reserve's drive to raise interest rates.
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WASHINGTON -- Wholesale inflation posted a better-than-expected reading as both food and energy costs retreated in June. Industrial production rebounded as well, but homebuilders' confidence fell to the lowest level in 16 years as the housing slump persisted.
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Consumer inflation was a no-show in November as Americans enjoyed a third straight month of price relief led by big declines in energy costs. Meanwhile, industrial production staged a rebound led by rising output at auto factories.
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US consumer prices rose a mild 0.2 percent last month, but a sharp jump in lodging costs pushed core inflation unexpectedly ahead at its quickest pace in five months, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region slowed in November, but held in positive territory as the outlook for the future bounced back from depressed levels, a survey showed on Thursday.
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A surprise drop in regional factory   activity reported on Thursday suggested that the U.S. economy   may be losing momentum faster than most economists anticipated,   stunning financial markets on the view that the Federal Reserve   may soon have to cut interest rates to avoid a downturn.
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Several U.S. regions noted slower  economic growth in the last weeks of February but price  pressures remained little changed despite tight labor markets,  the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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US inflation fell slightly in August, dipping by 0.1% after a sharp drop in energy prices, figures show.
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WASHINGTON: New data yesterday showed US inflation in check, with consumer prices up a modest 0.1 per cent in August, giving the Federal Reserve room go slow on boosting interest rates.
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U.S. Treasury debt made moderate gains on Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer than expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt.
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While inflation was moderate last month, it still pushed the limits of the central bank's comfort zone.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after a report   showed factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region   unexpectedly shrank in September for the first time in over   three years, prompting worries about a slowdown in the U.S.   economy and corporate profits.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  nod to signs of easing inflation when policy-makers meet next  week, but with signs U.S. economic growth is reviving,  inflation looks set to remain its main concern.
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U.S. producer prices dipped unexpectedly by 0.1 percent in December after a sharp drop in fuel prices, government data showed on Tuesday, but core producer inflation rose by 0.2 percent as projected.
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A big drop in gasoline prices pulled U.S. producer prices down in June but a closely watched measure of core inflation rose at a pace likely to keep concerns about inflation on policy-makers' minds.
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin  - Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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The U.S. economy will barely manage to  grow in the first quarter this year while inflation will remain  somewhat elevated, a quarterly survey issued by the  Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank showed on Tuesday.