Inflation Pressures Del Monte Profit
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Del Monte (DLM:NYSE - news - research) Thursday reported higher second-quarter profit, but guided below analysts expectations for the third quarter, saying &quot;higher than anticipated energy and logistics costs will put pressure on our bottom-line.
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Robert McTeer&#39;s tenure as president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank was marked by his endless advocacy for free trade and his belief that rising productivity could trump inflation.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - A top U.S. Federal Reserve   official said on Monday the economy is doing well but inflation   remains a concern, in remarks that challenge views the central   bank will cut interest rates early next year.
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As the Federal Reserve warns about the risk of inflation, a report this Wednesday on fourth-quarter productivity could carry considerable weight.
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Short-term U.S. Treasury prices were  under pressure on Thursday on fears the Federal Reserve might  soon take a more aggressive stance against inflation.
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Treasuries prices struggled to make even modest gains on Thursday as a key reading of US inflation proved benign but did nothing to change expectations for an interest rate hike next week.
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Europe's leading carmakers are facing a profit margin squeeze in the coming year as soaring raw materials costs look set to outstrip any price rises the companies can force through in what remains a consumer-led market, analysts said.
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The rise in wholesale prices in November was a reminder that inflation remains a threat despite recent signs that prices may be settling down.
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Business & money: Â· Inflation fears as growth is stronger than expected Â· Manufacturers weather burden of strong pound
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holding off inflation worries for another month - though economists warned higher prices may be on the way. Prices paid by businesses fell
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Surging oil prices could moderate China's economy this year as rising costs push inflation higher, hitting corporate profits and consumer pocket books, analysts and state press said.
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SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M  - U.S. interest rates  should rise to forestall future price pressures, Cleveland Fed  President Sandra Pianalto said on Friday, while conceding that  inflation did not pose a major threat now.
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Treasuries prices were swept lower for a second straight session on Friday as technical selling from different pockets of the market overshadowed a moderate set of U.S. inflation numbers.
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Fruit and vegetable distributor Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. on Tuesday said high commodity costs, bad weather and weak banana pricing in Asia drove third-quarter profit below year-ago results.
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Rising energy and transport costs helped push inflation higher last month, raising the prospect that interest rates may increase next year.
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A three-month rally in Treasuries may remain stalled as investors await additional evidence the economy is slowing enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, said Paul McCulley, a Pacific Investment Management Co. bond fund manager.
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Business & money: Bank could step in to tackle fresh inflation fears.