Inflation hottest in two years, output solid
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Consumer prices posted their biggest  gain in more than two years in November as energy costs surged  and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of  further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
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Core U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2   percent as expected in August, but a year-on-year inflation   index was at an 11-year high, pointing to risks of inflation, a   government report showed on Friday.
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Chinese inflation hits its second 10-year high in two months, led again by a sharp rise in meat prices.
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Overall U.S. consumer prices and  costs excluding food and energy both rose 0.2 percent in  August, right in line with market expectations, according to a  Labor Department report on Friday that may help reassure the  Federal Reserve that inflation pressures are continuing to  ease.
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U.S. consumer prices rose an  as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed  on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core  inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.
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British 12-month inflation rose to 2.5 percent in August from 2.4 percent the previous month.
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Business & money: Unemployment in the United States rose to its highest level in more than two years last month
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UK inflation has accelerated to an annual rate of 2.7% in November, official statistical office figures show.
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Led by higher gasoline prices, consumer inflation shot up in November by the largest amount in more than two years.
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Britain's economy grew at a two-year high during the second quarter compared with the first three months of 2006, according to unrevised official data.
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Core U.S. inflation advanced 0.2   percent in April and overall prices shot up a steep 0.5   percent, according to a government report on Friday that   financial markets will parse closely for clues on Federal   Reserve interest-rate moves.
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The pound jumped back up towards the 2.02 dollar level, adding to its strength from earlier in the day.
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which jumped steeply the previous month - increased only modestly, official figures showed yesterday. Inflation
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The dollar jumped to a two-month high  against the euro on Tuesday as the market swung its attention  back to rising U.S. interest rates, a thin ray of light in the  dollar's overall weakening trend.
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The dollar hit a two-month high  against the euro on Thursday, buoyed by expectations for higher  U.S. interest rates.
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Inflation in China reached a 27-month high last month, but separate figures for growth in the money supply and loans suggested that the broader economy was not yet overheating.
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Rising food costs helped push consumer prices up for a second straight month in January by 0.4 percent, more than offsetting a moderation in energy price rises as inflation showed signs of gaining steam, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday.