CPI inflation report February 2024:

Inflation rose again in February, keeping the Federal Reserve on course to wait at least until the summer before starting to lower interest rates. The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.4% for the month and 3.2% from a year ago, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported …

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Inflation flat from the prior month, core CPI at 2-year low

Inflation was flat in October from the previous month, providing a hopeful sign that stubbornly high prices are easing their grip on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The consumer price index, which measures a broad basket of commonly used goods and services, …

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Expansion, Russia and the West in spotlight as BRICS leaders gather

South African police officers walk in front of an event banner outside the venue for the BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Michele Spatari | Bloomberg | Getty Images Leaders from five developing nations accounting for nearly half the world’s population …

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