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A tale of two currencies

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... expand, there has been a deceleration in pace in September and October. Downside risks to growth, however, have not dented core CPI, which has stubbornly remained above 2 per cent annually, meaning inflation is still a concern. Meanwhile, the Fed's rate ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, fell to 2.6 per cent in November from 2.7 per cent in October. The core CPI figure had peaked at 2.9 per cent in September which was the highest such level since 1996. Industrial production rose to ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... earlier which is the highest it has been for just over a year. In other news from the US there has been an increase in the core CPI, which removes the impact of fuel and automobile prices, by 0.2 per cent to sum the annual running inflation rate to 2.9 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... excluding fuel, retail spending increased by 0.6 per cent. Since most other retailer groups posted gains in September, the core CPI measure due on Tuesday is expected to post a rise as a result to show that consumer demand remains buoyant beyond what ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... Chairman, Ben Bernanke, recently stressed that the Fed is particularly monitoring the three- and six-month trends in the core CPI as one of the major determinants for its decision on monetary policy. The uncertainty over the outlook for US interest rates ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... Ben Bernanke, just last week stressed that the Fed is particularly monitoring the three- and six-month trends in the core CPI as one of the major determinants for its decision on monetary policy. Speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates at ...

Daily economic update

A higher-than-expected US core CPI reading cancelled out yesterday's positive mood in the financial markets brought about by good news on producer price inflation and the minutes of the March FOMC meeting, which raised hopes that US rate rises are about ...

Daily economic update

... also deliver speeches. Expectations of aggressive Fed tightening are being scaled back following the benign reading on core CPI released last week. Fed fund futures are pricing in a 100 per cent probability of a tightening next week but expectations ...

Weekly economic round-up

... per, cent respectively. Year-on-year, US headline inflation is up by 3.6 per cent, down from 4.0 per cent in January. Core CPI is up 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from a peak of 2.4 per cent in the current cycle. This week's ...

Daily economic update

... by a stronger 0.5 per cent. Year/year US headline inflation is up by 3.6 per cent, down from 4.0 per cent in January. Core CPI is up 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from a peak of 2.4 per cent in the current cycle. US housing ...