Inflation fall boosts rate hopes
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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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China's annual inflation rate dropped  sharply in November, heartening policy makers who have been  striving to cool the economy and reducing chances of a further  rise in interest rates in the near term.
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The U.S. economy can weather a  slowdown in the housing sector as rising incomes and business  investment offer support, Federal Reserve officials said on  Wednesday as they pointed to inflation risks.
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New data showed US inflation in check, with consumer prices up a modest 0.1 percent in August, giving the Federal Reserve room go slow on boosting interest rates.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices eased on  Friday, boosting short-term yields as hopes faded the Federal  Reserve might slow the pace of interest rates hikes.
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Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation isn&#39;t currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policy-makers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.
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With a fall in oil prices easing inflation concerns, the Federal Reserve is expected to continue its easy-does-it approach to raising interest rates, boosting a key rate by a moderate quarter-point today.
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US consumer prices eased down by 0.1 per cent in July as gasoline prices dropped, while factory output rose and home construction rebounded, offering hope the economy has escaped its early-summer &quot;soft patch.&quot; ...
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Business confidence is high and unemployment is falling, making the European Central Bank likely to lift interest rates to 3 percent Thursday &#151; its fourth increase in eight months &#151; as it aims to keep inflation in check without hurting growth.
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China's annual inflation rate dropped sharply in November, heartening policy makers who have been striving to cool the economy and reducing chances of a further rise in interest rates in the near term.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices firmed 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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The economy slowed last month and   inflation remained in check, according to data released on   Friday, providing further support for the Federal Reserve to   hold interest rates steady when it meets next week.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday  as data showing inflation slowed last month boosted investors'  hopes that the Federal Reserve will keep to its course of only  measured interest rate hikes.
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates today for the third time this year, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data  showing inflation slowed last month boosted investors' hopes  that the Federal Reserve will keep to its course of measured  interest rate hikes.
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U.S. consumers' mood brightened   slightly more than expected in September, a report showed on   Friday, and their inflation expectations slipped.
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The pound eased a touch Tuesday after a larger-than-expected drop in UK inflation rates, with attention turning to overall growth prospects which may well benefit from a cut in interest rates.