Inflation ticked up in Dec., CPI report shows
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December's core CPI increase was below forecasts at 0.2%, alleviating pressure on the Fed and pointing to steady monetary policies.
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Inflation eased in December as core consumer prices rose at the slowest annual rate since March 2021 in the final month of the year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday morning showed that on a "core" basis — which excludes the more volatile categories of food and energy — consumer prices rose 0.
Australia’s core inflation slowed in November, supporting the case for the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates unchanged for now as it assesses the impact of earlier policy easing.
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