Inflation eases, confidence rises
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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.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  nod to signs of easing inflation when policy-makers meet next  week, but with signs U.S. economic growth is reviving,  inflation looks set to remain its main concern.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the economy.    The over-the-month-increase in the Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched inflation gauge, came after prices dipped by 0.1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed confidence on Wednesday in the health of the U.S. economy despite a housing slowdown and said the outlook for inflation was generally benign, but not without risks.
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Reports showing a moderate rise in a key U.S. inflation gauge and continued manufacturing gains helped fire investor optimism on Friday, despite signs consumers' spirits were dampened by higher gasoline prices.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly  in December, with marginal improvement in the outlook for  business conditions, employment and inflation, according to a  private report on Thursday.
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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 at its final meeting of the year Tuesday.
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Leading shares closed firmer as a positive reading of November US jobs data helped ease inflation concerns in the world's largest economy, and with Barclays climbing on the back of vague bid speculation, dealers said.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his central bankers gave the national economy a vote of confidence yesterday and raised the key federal funds interest rate by a quarter-point.
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NEW YORK Stocks rose slightly on Friday as a rise in consumer confidence was offset by an unexpected jump in US producer prices, spurring inflation concerns.
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Business & money: House price inflation eased last month to its slowest pace in a year.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after  the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, but reassured  investors that inflation was in check and indicated the economy  was growing at a moderate pace.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose  unexpectedly in July and existing homes sales fell less than  forecast in June, reports showed on Tuesday, boosting market  expectations for an August rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
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A moderate rise in a key U.S. inflation gauge during May and steady manufacturing sector gains helped fire investor optimism on Friday, even though consumers' spirits were dampened by higher gasoline prices.
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Consumer confidence bounced back unexpectedly in May, despite higher gasoline prices that could raise shoppers' worries about inflation, a private research group said Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, after  the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected, while it  reassured investors that inflation was in check and indicated  the economy was growing at a moderate pace.
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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.