Higher core inflation below forecast
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The Federal Reserve's favored gauge of   U.S. inflation rose less than expected in July, while a measure   of Midwest business activity showed slower growth in August,   according to reports on Thursday that suggested the U.S.   central bank does not need to raise interest rates soon.
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which jumped steeply the previous month - increased only modestly, official figures showed yesterday. Inflation
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A rebound of core producer prices in  June despite a temporary reduction of energy costs according to  a Labor Department report on Tuesday reinforced investors  expectations for the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates  unchanged to guard against inflation.
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WASHINGTON -- The government&#39;s latest Consumer Price Index -- the government&#39;s most closely watched inflation gauge -- shows little, if any, sign of inflation.
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Inflation crept up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back another interest rate cut this month.
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FREDERICK, Maryland  - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday that figures on inflation excluding food and energy prices have fluctuated, and it is hard to say if 'core' inflation is on a downward path.
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Inflation's not the cruel tax it's often made out to be.
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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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US 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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Ok, so most consumer prices barely budged in August. Inflation is far from a threat now. And things, especially in Michigan, aren&#39;t exactly smoking.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve believed  interest rates were too low to forestall inflation even after  it raised borrowing costs in December, according to minutes of  that meeting released on Tuesday.
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BrazilÂs central bank cut its forecasts for inflation and growth in 2006, indicating that there may be more interest rate cuts this year as price increases stay tame amid an economic slowdown. In its quarterly inflation report, the bank reduced its 2006 inflation forecast to 3.4 percent, from 3.8 percent, while it raised its 2007 projection to 4.3 percent, from 4.2 percent. The bank also reduced its forecast of growth in the gross domestic product for 2006 to 3.5 percent, from 4 percent. ÂThis report indicates more interest rate cuts, not fewer,Â said Guilherme da NÃ³brega, chief economist at the ItaÃº Corretora brokerage in SÃ£o Paulo. ÂIt shows G.D.P. growth is lower than the bank previously expected and so the inflation outlook is calmer.Â.
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Core U.S. consumer prices rose a  moderate 0.2 percent last month, as expected, but  inflation-adjusted spending advanced just 0.1 percent as high  energy prices ate into disposable income, a government report  showed on Friday.
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Elevated energy costs kept inflation at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in November, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts still forecast more interest-rate cutting by the Bank of England.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - So-called core inflation, which removes food and energy costs, is a better way of forecasting future price pressures, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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Stock futures climbed higher on  Wednesday, pointing to a stronger market open, after news that  core inflation rose only slightly more than expected last  month, easing concern about faster interest-rate hikes by the  Federal Reserve.
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British 12-month inflation eased to 2.4 percent in July, official data has shown, but was widely expected to rise further above the Bank of England's 2.0-percent target in the coming months.