Inflation keeps defying tariff fears
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The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans from Freddie Mac ticked down again to 6.84% for the week ending June 12.
Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans’ views of the economy have improved as inflation has stayed tame and the Trump administration has reached a truce in its trade fight with China.
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The consumer price index increased 0.1% for the month of May, lower than economists' predictions, with the annual rate reaching 2.4%.
Israel's annual inflation rate eased more than expected to 3.1% in May, official data showed on Sunday, although it is still slightly above target and the escalation of the country's conflict with Iran poses additional risks to the outlook.
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Major equity indices, which had been hovering near all-time highs, pulled back as geopolitical risks surged back to the forefront.
The average hourly earnings for private sector workers in Michigan has increased at nearly the same rate as inflation in the past five years.
The European Central Bank's inflation target of 2% is in reach, ECB President Christine Lagarde was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday. In the interview with China's Xinhua news agency earlier this week which was released on the ECB website,
A sustained surge in oil prices is likely to complicate the U.S. fight against inflation. A $10-a-barrel increase would boost year-over-year growth in the consumer-price index by 0.5 percentage points,
Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities risk pushing back the timeline for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts as the US central bank waits to assess any potential impact on inflation, economists said.
The latest Producer Price Index, a closely watched measurement of wholesale inflation, rose 0.1% in May, lifting the annual rate to 2.6%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday.