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Inflation eased to 4-year low
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Don’t get used to the decline in the U.S. rate of inflation to a four-year low. Inflation will probably rise, at least temporarily, even after the Trump administration reduced high tariffs.
Cooling inflation could shift gold prices — but other factors may have more of an impact right now. Here's why.
Annualized inflation eased to a 2.3 percent pace, the lowest since early 2021. But the month-to-month pace of inflation increased.
At least one official at the Federal Reserve is still skeptical about the trajectory of inflation and the economy, despite developments this week that cheered investors.
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Argentina's monthly inflation rate slowed down to 2.8% in April, below analysts' average estimate of 3.1%, data from national statistics agency INDEC showed on Wednesday. The rate came in at 3.7% in March.
The improvement in inflation comes as President Donald Trump secures a couple of important trade deals. Consumer prices rose less than expected in April, with the pace of annual inflation falling to its lowest level since early 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday.
President Trump repeated his call for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after April's inflation report was cooler than expected.
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Rising rent prices were a major factor pushing up consumer prices in April. While they’re expected to come down in the months ahead as the U.S. economy slows, the path ahead will be bumpy, according to data from real-estate companies.