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US PCE inflation rose to 3.7% in July as income and spending grew. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (AFP)
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US inflation rises to 3.7% in July: What it means for Fed rate cuts

Prices paid by US consumers for goods and services increased slightly in July. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation…

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Iran war is pushing up oil and other costs raising fears that higher rates could threaten Wall Street’s bull market. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Trumpflation could threaten Wall Street’s bull market: How the Iran war is keeping inflation high

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has historically gone alongside strong stock-market gains. During his first, non-consecutive presidential term, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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Chair Jerome Powell has reiterated that the US Federal Reserve is slightly more worried about the job market than its other congressional mandate, which is to keep the US inflation in check. (Bloomberg)
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Jerome Powell hints at more US Fed rate cuts amid jobs slowdown| Business News

Jerome Powell signalled more US Fed rate cuts are in the offing as a slowdown in jobs creation poses a growing risk to the US…

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