The US economy has received good news about the abatement of inflation with the release of consumer and producer price data showing that the consumer index fell by 0.5 per cent in September and that producer prices fell by 1.3 per cent largely as a result of a 22 per cent decrease in the cost of fuel. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=15248 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5