Inflation 'Behaves' As Price Index Falls
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The economy got a double dose of encouraging news Friday as wholesale prices went down and moderating energy costs helped improve the country's trade deficit.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline prices dropped while output at factories and housing construction posted healthy rebounds, offering hope the economy has escaped this summer's "soft patch."   The Labor Department said Tuesday that the decline in its closely watched Consumer Price Index was the first decrease since a 0.2 percent drop last November. The CPI had been up 0.3 percent in June and an even sharper 0.6 percent in May, reflecting big jumps in energy costs...
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Business & money: House price inflation in UK last month eased to its lowest level since March, mortgage lender says.
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NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices declined and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control.    Analysts are closely watching stocks for signs that the market will stabilize in the second half of the year, but volatile moves on news have made it difficult to build confidence among investors, particularly given recent fluctuations in oil prices...
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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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Consumer prices fell at a slower pace in April, the government reported. Core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food, declined 0.1 percent from a year earlier. The measure of inflation fell 0.3 percent in March, the steepest drop in two years, matching the median estimate of 44 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Core prices in Tokyo, a harbinger of nationwide prices, were unchanged for a second month, also in line with economistsâ expectations.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday inflation at the consumer level remained tame in August. The consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in August, reversing a 0.1 percent decline in July, the Labor Department said.
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A drop in the monthly inflation rate may have been greeted with sighs of relief by the Zimbabwean government, but analysts and consumers have seen little evidence that the economy has turned a corner.
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HOPES that interest rates may have peaked were given a boost today after official figures revealed a slump in inflation. The Consumer Prices Index fell to 1.1% in September, down from 1.3% in August, according to the Office of National Statistics.
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Inflation remained tepid last month, easing some concerns that have jolted stock and bond markets in recent sessions.
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British 12-month inflation slowed further to 2.5 percent in May, marking the second monthly drop in a row after 2.8 percent in April, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Falling gas prices reduced the overall measure of prices paid by consumers in July, according to a government report Tuesday, as inflation was far less than Wall Street&#39;s expectations for the month.
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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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U.S. inflation appears to have   decelerated since the last Federal Reserve meeting, convincing   investors the central bank will opt to keep rates steady again   on Wednesday.
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Stocks were treading water on Thursday after data showed a measure of inflation accelerated in the first three months of 2007 and before the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policy-makers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.    The government's closely watched inflation barometer, the Consumer Price Index, rose by just 0.1 percent in August from the previous month, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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WASHINGTON -- Inflation slowed last month as Americans finally got a break at the gas pump, lifting consumers' spirits and easing fears the country could stumble into recession.