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Brazil's mid-October inflation slows, core measure dips below 5%
SAO PAULO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Inflation in Brazil slowed down in the month to mid-October, coming in below market expectations, statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday. Consumer prices as measured by the IPCA-15 index rose 0.18% in the period, IBGE said, down from a 0.48% increase last mon...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
Fed seen headed for more rate cuts as inflation undershoots expectations
Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will likely deliver quarter-point interest rate cuts at each of its next three meetings, traders bet on Friday after a U.S. government report showed consumer inflation rose a little less than expected last month. The Consumer Price Index climbed 3.0% in the 12 ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
US firms grapple with economic divide as lower income struggles mount
Companies catering to low-income consumers face sales, profit challengesCredit markets shaken by bankruptcies of lenders to low-income consumersAffluent consumers remain resilient, driving overall spending despite inflationBy Juveria Tabassum and Niket Nishant Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. companies a...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
White House says no inflation data release likely next month
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday there likely will not be a release of inflation data next month due to the U.S. government shutdown.Because of Congress' failure to pass a stopgap funding bill, "Surveyors cannot deploy to the field — depriving us of critical data...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
US retirees to receive 2.8% Social Security increase in 2026
Oct 24 (Reuters) - More than 75 million Americans receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will see their monthly payments rise 2.8% in 2026, accelerating from the prior year's increase for the first time in three years.The Social Security Administration announced the ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
Euro zone government bond yields ease slightly after US data
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields briefly ticked down after economic data showed U.S. consumer prices increased slightly less than expected in September.The U.S. economic figures kept the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates again next week and affected marginally bets on...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
TREASURIES -US yields fall as inflation data cements rate cut next week
NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields slid on Friday after data showed consumer prices in the world's largest economy rose modestly less than expected in September, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its policy meeting next week.The U.S. Cons...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
Fed rate cut bets rise after inflation rose less than expected in September
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Traders added to bets the Federal Reserve will deliver two more quarter-point interest rate cuts this year, including one next week, after a U.S. government report showed consumer inflation rose a little less than expected last month. Futures contracts that settle to the Fed's...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
BREAKINGVIEWS-Extended data blackout threatens to vex Fed policy
By Gabriel RubinWASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Fresh evidence will soon be available about the comparative value of contradictory data versus none at all. A statistical blackout during the U.S. government shutdown is leaving investors and other consumers of top-notch national labor inf...Reuters
Fri, Oct 24
